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# Capital

Two-tiered capital consisting of a low circular base carved with acanthus leaves in low-relief and a star-shaped upper portion also carved with acanthus-like forms. Shallow mortices at the top and bottom and a hole through the centre (probably for a wooden peg). Made of carved grey schist.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1–299 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1993-1231-1](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1993-1231-1) · Pramāṇa
