Nagini Relief

Lankatilaka, Polonnaruwa

Connoisseurs of the unusual will enjoy this Nagini, a female Naga with female attendants, that decorates the inner surface of the balustrade. Although other Naginis appear on guardstones here and there around Sri Lanka, this is the only one in the entire island (Jayasuriya, p. 82) that is found on a balustrade.