Rijksmuseum

Canon

Date

before 1745

Medium

bronze (metal), ruby (mineral), wood (plant material), gold (metal), silver (metal), precious stone (material)

Culture

Sri Lanka

Institution

Rijksmuseum

This cannon was part of a group of six Sinhalese weapons from the Rijksmuseum’s collection that the Dutch State returned to Sri Lanka in 2023. After conducting joint provenance research, it was concluded that these weapons had been captured by Dutch troops during the siege of the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka in 1765. Hence, there was involuntary loss of possession, prompting the restitution of these objects. The cannon and the other weapons are now on display at the Colombo National Museum.

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