Visual arts of Sri Lanka

Visual arts in Sri Lanka refers to a variety of visual art forms, including as painting, drawing, sculpture architecture and other visual arts from the ancient time to modern Sri Lanka. The history of visual art of Sri Lanka has long history, starting from the 2nd or 3rd century BC to the present day.^[1]

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^ "Sri Lankan art history: Introduction". Retrieved 26 March 2015.

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