Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s16.t4.3
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s16.t4.3
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| No. | Metal | Date ca. | Provenance & Description | Legend | References & Remarks (Fig. Nos. from this vol. in bold) |
| 11. | Gold | 1st cent. B.C. | Karur. A headless goat or sheep facing l., apparently an animal which has been sacrificed. | brahma-sahasa (< Skt. *brahma-sahasra*) | Ajay Mitra Shastri 2001: pp. 57-59. He reads the legend as a personal name in Pkt. (*brahma-saha-sa*). The legend as read by me appears to be in Pāli and probably refers to some sacrifice. |
| 12. | Silver | 1st cent. A.D. | Karur. Legend directly incised. *nandīpāda* symbol at l. end. | tittaṇ (*tittaṇ*) A personal name. | A. Seetharaman 1994: No. 4. See section 4.4.1.(**Fig. 1.24 D**) |
| 13. | Gold | 2nd cent. A.D. | Karur. A Tamil name written in Pkt. in Southern Brāhmī characters. Reversed as on a seal. | na lve llai sa (*nal-veḷḷai-sa*) 'of Nal-veḷḷai'. A personal name. | K.V. Raman 1994. cf. Nal-veḷḷai (*Poet*, *Narr*. 250). Conjunct consonants and the Southern Brāhmī *ḻ* are noteworthy. See section 4.19.3 (vi) |
| 14. | Gold | 2nd cent. A.D. | Karur. A standing *mithuna* (amorous) couple engraved in the oval field. | No legend. | A ring of rare beauty. R. Nagaswamy 1991a & b; 1995: (pp. 66-69, Pl. facing p. 66). See section 4.22.1. (**Fig. 4.4**) |