Image title: Glaze lumps (Godawaya)

English text:

Glaze lumps — These glaze lumps were found from Godawaya ancient harbor at Ambalantota. The pieces of glazed tiles found from Jetvana monasitic complex are yet another example to depict the martime activities that Sri Lanka had from older times.

Sinhala text (not proofread):

ග්ලේස් කුට්ටි — මෙම ග්ලේස් කුට්ටි අම්බලන්තොට ගොඩවාය වරායෙන් සොයා ගන්නා ලදී. අනුරාධපුර ජේතවනාරාමය විහාර සංකීර්ණයෙන් ද ග්ලේස් ආලේපිත උළු කැබලි හමු වී තිබීමෙන් පැහැදිලි වන්නේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ඉතා ඈත වකවානුවක සිට පැවැත් වූ සාගර ආශ්‍රිත ක්‍රියාකාරකම් සඳහා තවත් එක් නිදසුනකි.

Transcription:

glēs kuṭṭi — mema glēs kuṭṭi ambalantoṭa goḍavāya varāyen soyā gannā ladī. anurādhapura jētavanārāmaya vihāra saṅkīrṇayen da glēs ālēpita uḷu kæbali hamu vī tibīmen pæhædili vannē śrī laṅkāva itā ǣta vakavānuvaka siṭa pævæt vū sāgara āśrita kriyākārakam sandahā tavat ek nidasunaki.

Transcription:

gles kutti — mema gles kutti ambalantota godavaya varayen soya ganna ladi. anuradhapura jetavanaramaya vihara sankirnayen da gles alepita ulu kabali hamu vi tibimen pahadili vanne shri lankava ita ata vakavanuvaka sita pavat vu sagara ashrita kriyakarakam sandaha tavat ek nidasunaki.

Automated translation (not verified):

Glaze Blocks — These blocks of glaze were found at Ambalantota Godavaya port. Glazed tiles found in the Anuradhapura Jethavanaramaya temple complex are another example of sea-related activities in Sri Lanka from a very early period.

Tamil text (not proofread):

பளபளப்பான பூச்சு பூசப்பட்ட கட்டிகள் — இப் கட்டிகள் அமபலாந்தோட்டவில் உள்ள கொடவாய புராதன துறைமுகத்தில் கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டன. ஜேதவன மடாலயத் தொகுதியில் இருந்து இவ் வகையான பளபளக்கும் பூச்சுப் பூசப்பட்ட ஓடுகள் கிடைத்தமையும் இலங்கையில் பண்டைய காலத்தில் இருந்து கடல்சார் நடவடிக்கைகள் நடைபெற்றமைக்கு மற்றொரு உதாரணமாகும்

Transcription:

paḷapaḷappāṉa pūccu pūcappaṭṭa kaṭṭikaḷ — ip kaṭṭikaḷ amapalāntōṭṭavil uḷḷa koṭavāya purātaṉa tuṟaimukattil kaṇṭupiṭikkappaṭṭaṉa. jētavaṉa maṭālayat tokutiyil iruntu iv vakaiyāṉa paḷapaḷakkum pūccup pūcappaṭṭa ōṭukaḷ kiṭaittamaiyum ilaṅkaiyil paṇṭaiya kālattil iruntu kaṭalcār naṭavaṭikkaikaḷ naṭaipeṟṟamaikku maṟṟoru utāraṇamākum

Transcription:

palapalappana puchu pusappatta kattigal — ip kattigal amapalanthottavil ulla kodavaya purathana thuraimugathil kandupidikkappattana. jethavana madalayath thoguthiyil irunthu iv vagaiyana palapalakkum puchup pusappatta odugal kidaithamaiyum ilangaiyil pandaiya kalathil irunthu kadalsar nadavadikkaigal nadaiperramaikku marroru utharanamagum

Automated translation (not verified):

Lustrous Coated Blocks — These blocks were found at Kodavaya Puradhana Port at Amabalanthotta. The discovery of this type of glazed glazed tiles from the Jetavana monastery block is another example of maritime activity in Sri Lanka since ancient times.

Gallery information:

These photos were taken at the Maritime Museum in Galle (Sri Lanka) which include objects recovered from the 2nd century B.C. Godawaya shipwreck. The Maritime Museum is housed in Galle's historic Dutch warehouse (built in 1671) and opened its doors on May 9, 1992. The Maritime Archaeology Museum is serving as a centre of education for various groups of visitors and researchers of Southern region of Sri Lanka.