Ceylon. Sacred temple of Buddha's tooth, Kandy.
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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
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
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Date Issued
1924
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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
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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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