The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c11.s2.121

c11.s2.121

1. This beautiful piece is known only from its plaster cast.
2. It is not possible to aver that the goddess is holding a *kalaśa* (water pot) in her r. hand. The symbol no doubt looks like a *kalaśa* and is almost touching the r. hand; but the way in which it is opened out shows that it could not have been holding a *kalaśa*.