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# Wrestler Weight (fragment)

Weight for athletic use carved in the red sandstone characteristic of the Mathura region. It is decorated with a scene depicting a warrior battling an elephant which has lifted a monkey in its trunk. It probably represents Krishna killing the elephant Kualayapida, and therefore associated with wreslers.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 100–300 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-105-1989](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-105-1989) · Pramāṇa
