Image title: Patra (trey bowl)

English text:

Patra or trey bowl — Paatra (Patra) found from Godawaya shipwreck. Black and red ware type. Similar potteries found by the excavation of the ancient Buddhist monasteries.

Sinhala text (not proofread):

බඳුන් ගැටිය — කළු සහ රතු මැටි බඳුන් තාක්ෂණය සහිත ගොඩවායෙන් හමු වී ඇති මෙය ක්‍රි. පූ. අවධියකට අයත් යැයි සැලකේ. මීට සමාන පාත්‍රා විශේෂ අනුරාධපුර පුරාවස්තු අතර හමු වේ.

Transcription:

bandun gæṭiya — kaḷu saha ratu mæṭi bandun tākṣaṇaya sahita goḍavāyen hamu vī æti meya kri. pū. avadhiyakaṭa ayat yæyi sælakē. mīṭa samāna pātrā viśēṣa anurādhapura purāvastu atara hamu vē.

Transcription:

bandun gatiya — kalu saha ratu mati bandun takshanaya sahita godavayen hamu vi ati meya kri. pu. avadhiyakata ayat yayi salake. mita samana patra vishesha anuradhapura puravastu atara hamu ve.

Automated translation (not verified):

Pottery — found at Godawa with black and red pottery technique. B.C. Considered to belong to a period. Similar vessels are found among the Anuradhapura antiquities.

Tamil text (not proofread):

கிண்ணத்தின் வாய்ப்பகுதி — இது கொடவாய எனும் இடத்தில் சேதமடைந்த கப்பலில் இருந்து கண்டெடுக்கப்பட்டது. கறுப்பு மற்றும் சிவப்பு மட்பாண்ட வகையைச் சேர்ந்தவை. இவை கிறிஸ்துவிற்கு முந்திய காலத்தைச் சேர்ந்தவை.இதே போன்ற மட்பாண்டங்கள் அனுராதபுரத்தில் புராதன பெளத்த மடாலயத் தொகுதியில் மேற்கொண்ட அகழ்வாய்வின்போதும் கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

Transcription:

kiṇṇattiṉ vāyppakuti — itu koṭavāya eṉum iṭattil cētamaṭainta kappalil iruntu kaṇṭeṭukkappaṭṭatu. kaṟuppu maṟṟum civappu maṭpāṇṭa vakaiyaic cērntavai. ivai kiṟistuviṟku muntiya kālattaic cērntavai.itē pōṉṟa maṭpāṇṭaṅkaḷ aṉurātapurattil purātaṉa peḷatta maṭālayat tokutiyil mēṟkoṇṭa akaḻvāyviṉpōtum kaṇṭupiṭikkappaṭṭuḷḷaṉa.

Transcription:

kinnathin vayppaguthi — ithu kodavaya enum idathil sethamadaintha kappalil irunthu kandedukkappattathu. karuppu marrum sivappu madpanda vagaiyais sernthavai. ivai kiristhuvirku munthiya kalathais sernthavai.ithe ponra madpandangal anurathapurathil purathana pelatha madalayath thoguthiyil merkonda agazhvayvinpothum kandupidikkappattullana.

Automated translation (not verified):

Mouth of Bowl — This was recovered from a shipwreck at Kodavaya. Black and red pottery types. These belong to the pre-Christian period. Similar pottery has also been found during excavations at the ancient Buddhist monastery complex in Anuradhapuram.

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.