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Brick temple ruin. Polonnaruwa.
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Ancient Ruins

Brick temple ruin

Polonnaruwa
c. 1870–1871

Certainty
Likely
A probable identification that has not been confirmed.
On the print
Lawton No 1
Maker
Lawton
Date basis
Marked Lawton on the print; Joseph Lawton photographed the ancient cities for the Archaeological Committee in 1870-71 and died in 1872. The print itself may be later
Identified by
Visual identification
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Reference
TCP-R5

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