Sri Lanka: Did you mean...?

The first comprehensive survey of Sri Lankan art organized by an American museum, The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka, on show now at the LACMA in Los Angeles, California, presents some 250 works addressing nearly two millennia of Sri Lankan...

The island of Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon) became a focus of European attention soon after the Portuguese entry into the Indian Ocean in the late 15th century. Large swaths of the island would come first under Portuguese control...

Political situation in Sri Lanka, early 17th century.

Map showing the geopolitical situation in Sri Lanka in the early part of the 16th century after the "Spoiling of Vijayabahu" in 1521.

Installation photograph, The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 5, 2018–June 23, 2019, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Installation photograph, The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 5, 2018–June 23, 2019, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Installation photograph, The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 5, 2018–June 23, 2019, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Installation photograph, The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 5, 2018–June 23, 2019, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Tile with Stilt-Walkers, late 18th century CE, opaque watercolor on terracotta. Sri Lanka. On display as part of 'The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka' exhibition, at the LACMA in Los Angeles, California (2018-19)

A painted ivory comb, Sri Lanka, 18-19th century CE. On display as part of 'The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka' exhibition, at the LACMA in Los Angeles, California (2018-19)