The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c15.147

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¹⁸¹ In the Museum of Bijapur there is a stone representation of Rama Raya's head. M. J. Bird, *On the Ruined City of Bijapur*, J. B. B. R. A. S., I, p. 376, says as follows: "The only other thing that formerly attracted notice at the citadel was the stone representation of Rama Raya's head. It was on the right of the gate at entering; but having been removed from there by the Raja of Sattara, was lately thrown into the ditch". As a matter of fact it seems to have been thrown into the Taj Bauri; for when it was subsequently cleaned out this head was discovered in the mud at the bottom. Cf. Cousens, *Bijapur*, p. 9, note 2. The sculpture is photographically reproduced in the frontispiece of this volume.