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Capital

Captial. Pillar capital consisting of a pair of stylised adorsed lions supporting on their joint backs a rectangular abacus, the front face of which is carved with curling tendrils. In the base a deep hole for fixing the capital to a pillar by means of a dowel.

Kind
artefact
Date
1–99 CE
Place
Mathurā (27.5000, 77.6800)

Inscriptions (1)

Bears