Pothgul Vihara Statue (Polonnaruwa)
A colossal stone statue called as Pothgul Vihara Statue , also known as the Statue of Parakramabahu I , the Statue of Pulasti (Sinhala: පොත්ගුල් වෙහෙර ප්රථිමාව, පොළොන්නරුව පරාක්රමබාහු ප්රථිමාව, පොළොන්නරුව පුලස්ථි ප්රථිමාව). is located near the Pothgul Vehera in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka. The statue is regarded as a superb example of Asian Art. The statue
The statue is 10 feet 12 inches high and has been carved in high relief on the southern face of a rock boulder located near the Pothgul Vehera and Parakrama Samudra (Basnayake, 1990). The sculptor is unknown (Paranavitana,
1952). The statue is tall as the height of the rock boulder. The head of this individual is dressed with a Makuta (Paranavitana, 1952) He has long ears and his eyes are half-closed. His beard is long and the moustache is drooping. The shoulders are round and the chest and the belly indicate the features of a man of advanced years (Paranavitana, 1952). The naked upper body has no ornaments ex…
