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Case 7. 



This case contains bronze finial stand.s, ancient bronze boxes, a 

 contemplation box, bells, stirrups (one with rectangular base), 

 cymbals, cobras (some seven-headed), bronze lamp stands, pounder 

 and pestle. A temple bell IH inches high is seen, having the figure 

 of a bull in relief, from the Siva Dewale. (See Plate IX.) 



Case 8. 



Contains a figure of Parvati, Consort of Siva, in the manifestation 

 called Vira-Sakti, from Siva Dewale No. 1, Polonnaruwa. 



Case 9. 



This figure represents Chandeswara, an apotheosized devotee of 

 Siva. He is holding a garland of flowers. On the base there is an 

 inscription in a dialect which is said to be composed of mixed 

 Grantha and Sinhalese. The inference drawn from what can be 

 made of the inscription and from the attitude of the figure is that it 

 represents a Lord Chief or King. 



Case 10. 



Here is a miscellaneous collection of bronze lamp covers, incense 

 vessels, bracket lamps, sacred geese used as tops of lamps, orna- 

 ments, finials, &c. (See Plates IX. and XXIII.) 



Case 11. 



This case contains bronzes of Ganesha, Krishna, Kataragam 

 Deviyo, guardian gods, horses, crabs, elephants, tortoises, shells, 

 fishes, oxen, lions, bronze of Siva ; Kami or Parvati, Consort of Siva ; 

 Siva standing with his C'onsort Parvati and embracing her {alinga) , 

 surrounded by a halo. On the bottom shelf will be seen a bronze 

 buU from Polonnaruwa, a favourite charger of Siva in his manifes- 

 tation of Risha-bharuda or Pasu-palis — the bull representing the 

 human soul (pasu), of which he is lord {pati). 



A noteworthy and uncommon type is Suriya, the Sun-god, with 

 a halo round the head and a lotus bud in either hand. Tiru-na- 

 Vukkarasa Swami or Appar Swami is shown in this case in a different 

 form to the one in Case 6. He is here shown with shaven head, 

 clad only in a breech-clout ; the end of the grass-cutter has been 

 broken off. (See Plate XI.) 



Case 12. 



Several figures are shown here, such as guardian gods from 

 Anuradhapura, demi-gods from Polonnaruwa, a small Nataraja and 

 goddess Parvati from Polonnaruwa- a seated goddess from Polon- 

 naruwa, and two images of Sundara Murti Swami {circa 700 a.d.), 

 apostle and psalmist of the religion of Siva. He Avas a native of 

 Tiruvarur, near Negapatam, in the Madras Presidency, called to be 

 an apostle on his wedding day, hence dressed in the clothes and 

 ornaments of a bridegroom. A figure of Manikka — Vachaka Swami , 

 the greatest of Siva's apostles and psalmists , about 100 a.d. — is also 

 in the case. He was prime minister of the Pandyan King of 

 Madura in the Madras Presidency before he was called to be an 

 apostle. He holds in his hand a palm -leaf manuscript of his psalms. 

 (See Plate XII.) 



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