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Carved door with guardian lions, painted interior. Kelaniya or Degaldoruwa (possible).
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Ancient Ruins

Carved door with guardian lions, painted interior

Kelaniya or Degaldoruwa (possible)
c. 1885–1905

Certainty
Uncertain
The kind of scene is clear, but the place or people are not established.
On the print
Skeen & Co 873
Maker
Skeen & Co
Date basis
Estimate from photographic style and subject
Identified by
Visual identification
Reference
TCP-R157

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