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Fragment of a coping stone with horned mythical creature
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Description
This fragment from the coping of a stone railing shows a horned mythical animal and the head and forefeet of a lion.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › India › north India › Uttar Pradesh › Mathura district › Mathura (place of creation)
- Date
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1st century AD (AD 1 - 100)
Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600)
- Material and technique
- sandstone
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 26 x 6 cm max. (height x width x depth)
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architecture › railing › coping,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1997.
- Accession no.
- EA1997.252
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Further reading
Ahuja, Naman, ‘Early Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum - Catalogue in progress’, 2016, no. 91.2
Location
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Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600
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Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600
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