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Ehelepola Nilame (Chief Minister of Kandy)circa 1810

Not on view
Gray stone sculpture of a seated bearded male figure with a wide-brimmed hat and pleated collar, displayed on an inscribed rectangular plinth
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Ehelepola Nilame (Chief Minister of Kandy)
Place Made
Sri Lanka, Kandy
Date Made
circa 1810
Medium
Stucco
Dimensions
13 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. (33.6 x 13.3 x 9.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Herbert R. Cole Estate
Accession Number
M.86.140
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Brown, Robert L., Tushara Bindu Gude, Donald Stadtner, and Lakshika Senarath Gamage. The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2018.