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Ceylon. Sacred temple of Buddha's tooth, Kandy.

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4044575


Item data

Title

Ceylon. Sacred temple of Buddha's tooth, Kandy.

Collection

Pacific pursuits : Postcards
Sri Lanka -- Kandy

Names

Raphael Tuck & Sons (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1924
Place: Printed in England

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

Subjects

Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Temple of the Tooth (Kandy, Sri Lanka)
Pedestrian malls

Genres

Postcards

Notes

Content: Printed on verso: "This, the Temple of Maligawa, was built for the purpose of enshrining that priceless Buddhist relic, the Tooth of Gautama Buddha. It rests on a golden lotus flower under seven jewelled shrines behind doors of wonderfully beaten brass. The tower adjoining the temple contains a fine Oriental library."

Physical Description

Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 9 x 14 cm.

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f0a5b2b0-c5d2-012f-95e1-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1924

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Ceylon. Sacred temple of Buddha's tooth, Kandy." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1924. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f0a5b2b0-c5d2-012f-95e1-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1924). Ceylon. Sacred temple of Buddha's tooth, Kandy. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f0a5b2b0-c5d2-012f-95e1-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Ceylon. Sacred temple of Buddha's tooth, Kandy." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f0a5b2b0-c5d2-012f-95e1-58d385a7bc34

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