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Untitled (Edges)

Lionel Wendt

ca. 1933–44

Knife (Piha Kaetta) with Sheath
Sri Lankan
18th–19th century

Head of a Buddha
Sri Lanka
5th century

Sri Lanka

ca. 6th century

Bachelor Cruising South
Lionel Wendt
ca. 1934–37

Roof Tile with a Lion

Sri Lanka

14th–15th century

Buddha
Sri Lanka, Kandy district
18th century

Reliquary in the shape of a stupa
Sri Lanka, central or western regions
3rd–4th century CE

Portrait of the Sinhalese King Sri Vikrama Raja Sinha (r. 1798–1815)
Sri Lanka, Kandy district
early 19th century

Temple step (“moonstone”)
Sri Lanka, central plateau, probably Anuradhapura
ca. 8th century CE

Buddha Offering Protection
Sri Lanka, Kandy district
18th century

Nun and Noble Female Devotee
L. T. P. Manjusri
dated November 14, 1973

Sword with Scabbard

Sri Lanka

18th century

Sri Lankan

18th–19th century

Sri Lanka

18th century

Portrait of a Sri Lankan Tamil
Samuel Daniell
1806–1807

Buddha Preaching the Dharma (Buddhist Law)
Sri Lanka (Kandy district)
18th century

Sri Lankan

18th–19th century

Sri Lankan

18th–19th century

Reliquary in the shape of a stupa
Sri Lanka, central or western regions
3rd–4th century CE

probably Sri Lankan (hilt)

19th century

Dagger (Piha Kaetta) with Stylus and Sheath
Sri Lankan
17th century

Knife (Phia Kaetta)
Sri Lankan
18th–19th century

Fan (Chauri) Handle and Finial
Sri Lanka (Kandy district)
18th century

Seated Buddha
Sri Lanka
ca. late 7th century

Knife (Piha Kaetta) with Sheath
Sri Lankan
18th–19th century

Sri Lankan

18th–19th century

Untitled (Portrait of a Sailing Boat)

Lionel Wendt

ca. 1933–44

Sword
Sri Lankan
18th–19th century

Artist
L. T. P. Manjusri
dated April 18, 1974

Sri Lankan

18th–19th century

Saint John the Baptist Asleep

late 17th century

Knife, Kandyan Type
Sri Lanka
18th century

Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara
Sri Lanka
ca. 8th century

Buddha in Meditation Posture
Sri Lanka
ca. 9th century

Knife (Piha Kaetta) with Stylus and Sheath
Sri Lankan
18th–19th century

Jambhala, God of Riches
Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura
9th–10th century

Knife (Piha Kaetta) with Sheath
Sri Lankan
18th–19th century

Knife (Piha Kaetta) with Sheath
Sri Lankan
18th century

Yama, Lord of Death: Regent of the South
Sri Lanka
9th century