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# Railing pillar

Part of a small railing pillar carved in limestone ('Palnad marble'): -on the remaining inner side with lotus medallions and a narrative scene of a martial procession in the upper fluted area, possibly the departure of Siddharta from his fathers' palace; only a fragment of the lower fluted area remains.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 100–199 CE
- **Place:** Amarāvatī (16.5700, 80.3600)

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