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Indian Palaeography c14.s10.t1: Basarh and Sahet-Mahet Inscriptions

Indian Palaeography c14.s10.t1

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Basarh and Sahet-Mahet Inscriptions

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We can definitely assign to the fourth century A.D. the Basarh clay seal of Dhruvasvāminī and the inscription of Sihadeva Pavarika from Sahet-Mahet.¹ In both these inscriptions the medial vowel marks follow the Mathura style of the Kushāṇa inscriptions. In the Sahet-Mahet inscription the tapering verticals can still be observed, but in the Bhita seal the block head-mark is found. Mathura influence is also seen in the looped variety of *ya*, and in combination this *ya* is of the hooked type. Other letters, such as *ma*, *sa*, *ha*, and *la*, maintain the older forms as seen in this region.

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¹ *An. Rep. A.S.I.*, 1910–11, pl. XI*b*.