Museum theft: Police seek public help
The Police have sought public support to trace the archives stolen from the National Museum on March 16. The Police urged the public to report if they have any information on persons who possess or are attempting to sell these items on 0722117620 or 0777887744.
A total of 221 items had been stolen. Among them are 68 gold coins belonging to Anuradhapura and Kandy periods, three gold commemorative coins,
a chain with 27 gold ancient coins, 50 silver coins and silver commemorative coins belonging to the Kandy era, nine lead coins with ancient letters, 34 currency notes issued after 1942, five swords with cases, three swords without cases, 18 gold, silver and brass rings, a gold ring with a photograph of a woman and a Carnelian stone which had found from Palmadulla, Ratnapura, heads of two walking sticks and the belt of Nugawela Adhikaram.
Courtesy: Daily News
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His Excellency President,
Both officials of Museum and Department of Archeology have no a logical knowledge on conservation of our heritage of the country. Neither they have any enthusiasm on protection of heritage. I complained to a senior official (I don’t reveal his name ) of department of archeology about the damages to mirror wall (katapathpaura), Sigiriya. He said everything in the world is subject to destroy (Siyalu Sanskara Darmayo Nesena suluya).
But that is why we protect them.
Mirror wall needs a protection. Many people visiting it may touch it and delete gradually Graffiti(Kurutu gee). The protection could be a glass or iron net like structure. If not more than 1500 history will vanish within another 10-20 years.Department of archeology says it has no money and asks external funding. If we have no money for protection of mirror wall , what else for we have money.
According one of archeological theories, they don’t construct any structure to protect them. That is in my opinion only protection of the theory , not the heritage.
I have seen in a few countries in Europe these things are protected with constructed structure.
Increasing per capita GDP is not a panacea but our heritage too.
I write this as I love our heritage at any cost.
Thanks,
Basnayaka
Go ask from a beggar in the city. He will tell you who the culprits are?
Jesus Christ said “You must love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greater than this.You will not exact vengeance on, or bear any sort of grudge against, the members of your race (Human), but will love your neighbour as yourself.In brotherly love let your feelings of deep affection for one another come to expression and regard others as more important than yourself.
You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,and all the other commandments that there are, are summed up in this single phrase: You must love your neighbour as yourself.
My dear friends …This is missing in our constitution. Do we love our neighbour like our
own. Look at the people who write many articles in this blog….anger …talikng of
Sinhalese, tamils, Americans,Russians, motherland, religion, filth language etc…but not
LOVE.
Where do we go after death? Are we to carry our belongings? No…
Death seperates the soul and body. Therefore try saving souls not the bodies