Anuradhapura Cross
The Anuradhapura Cross (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර කුරුසිය; Tamil: அனுராதபுரச் சிலுவை) which has been engraved on a column fragment is presently on the display at the Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum , Sri Lanka. Discovery The stone column with the cross symbol is said to have been found in 1912 among the Buddhist monuments in Anuradhapura Citadel or from an unknown place (Mihindukulasuriya, 2011; Wikramagamage, 2004). Theories and opinions Archaeological Commissioner Edward Russell Ayrton (1912-1913) presumed that the cross probably belong to some Christian building at Anuradhapura that existed during the time of the Portuguese in Sri Lanka [(1505-1658) Devendra et al, 1957; Mihindukulasuriya, 2011]. Arthur Maurice Hocart, the Archaeological Commissioner from 1922 to 1924 and from 1925 to 1927 thought that it is a Christian cross although he couldn't offer a date for it (Mihindukulasuriya, 2011). Humphrey Codrington who was a civil servant, linguist and antiquarian, assumed that it is a Nest…
