Gampola and Kandy Period Buddha Statues

Buddha statues from the Gampola and Kandyan periods (roughly 14th-19th century) show a distinct local style: more ornate than earlier Sri Lankan sculpture, with elaborately carved thrones and canopies, decorative haloes, and increasingly stylised drapery, reflecting the influence of South Indian artistic contact during these periods.

The exam-relevant move is comparison: place a Gampola/Kandyan statue next to an earlier Anuradhapura or Polonnaruwa-period Buddha statue and describe what changed - increased ornamentation and a more decorative overall treatment being the main shift - rather than describing either period in isolation.