Drum-slab

A two-sided slab carved in limestone: 1. Back (Knox 1992: cat. no.3): fragment of a fluted railing pillar (recut to make the drum slab on the reverse face) adorned with a half-lotus, a row of sea monsters (makaras), a garuda and naga, purnaghatas and a floral border.

Kind

artefact

Date

199 BCE – 240 CE

Place

Amarāvatī (16.5700, 80.3600)