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Box 1

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Contains 1 Result:

An important charm beseeching the services of the "Great God-King" in the cure and prevention of disease, 1600

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 11
Content Description From the Collection:

The collection consists of 25 Sinhalese olas (manuscripts written on palm leaves) from Ceylon on medical subjects, written between 1400 and 1770 ce, by Vederalas (native Ceylon doctors). The collection also includes some miscellaneous palm leaves with writing that are fragments from other non-medical olas.

Dates: 1600