Image title: Foreign water vessel with handle

Brass Vessels [18th-19th Century A.D.]—Foreign water vessel with handle

Transcription (Sinhala):
පිත්තල භාජන [ක්‍රි.ව. 18 -19 සියවස්]—අල්ලුව සහිත විදේශීය ජල භාජන
pittala bhājana [kri.va. 18 -19 siyavas]—alluva sahita vidēśīya jala bhājana
pittala bhajana [kri.va. 18 -19 siyavas]—alluva sahita videshiya jala bhajana

Transcription (Tamil):
பித்தளைப் பாத்திரங்கள [की.पी. 18 19 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு]—கைப்பிடியுடனான வெளிநாட்டு நீர்ப்பாத்திரங்கள்
pittaḷaip pāttiraṅkaḷa [की.पी. 18 19 ām nūṟṟāṇṭu]—kaippiṭiyuṭaṉāṉa veḷināṭṭu nīrppāttiraṅkaḷ
pithalaip pathirangala [की.पी. 18 19 am nurrandu]—kaippidiyudanana velinattu nirppathirangal

A water-vessel can be denoted by the Sanskrit term Jalabhājana (जलभाजन, jala-bhajana). And a foreign country is known as Videśa (विदेश, Videsha)

Gallery information:

These photos were taken at the Galle National Museum—one of the most significant heritage sites in Sri Lanka's southern half constructed in Dutch architectural design. The main objectives of the museum are to the acquisition, conservation, study and research of historical and cultural heritage of the Southern half of Sri Lanka and to exhibit those objects to encourage public knowledge and education.