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12. Ring-stone from Rajghat (now in Lucknow Museum), showing on the inside five Śrīvatsa symbols alternating with five Muchukundas or honey-suckle motifs. The outer band is crowded by a number of figures, showing three palm trees and three Mother-Goddesses --(a) Mother-Goddess with hare on right and moon-symbol below, and deer on left with a taurine symbol in front of him; (b) Palm tree with a bird on right and an animal on left with the symbol of moon and sun clearly; (c) Mother-Goddess with a Sārasa-like bird on right, the figure on left effaced; (d) Palm tree of which only the lowermost portion of circular railing is now left; (e) Mother-Goddess, the full figure with splay-feet and stiff straight arms, and turbaned head, being preserved, flanked by two animals. The left one being a horse and having a solar symbol in front and a moon symbol below. In between the railing of the last palm tree and right leg of the Mother-Goddess is a small ring-stone; (f) Palm tree in railing with a bird on right and horse on left.