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| H.C.P. Bell, Archaeological Commissioner | |
Harry Charles Purvis Bell and Sigiriya more often known as HCP Bell, was a British civil servant and the first Commissioner of Archaeology in Ceylon. more often known as HCP Bell, was a British civil servant and the first Commissioner of Archaeology in Ceylon. Appointed an official archaeologist, in July 1890 the Governor of Ceylon, Sir Arthur Gordon, appointed Bell as the first Archaeological Commissioner and Head of the Archaeological Survey of Ceylon. he carried out many excavations in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) for the Archaeological Survey during an appointment running from 1890 to 1912 and claimed to dig treasures hidden in the Sigiriya and sent to England. |
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| Issued Country | Sri Lanka |
| Issued Year | 2015 |
| Category | Buddhist Landscape |
| Type | Postage Stamps |