[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c17.s3.8 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c17.s3.8 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c17.s3.8 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c17.s3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c17.s3.8) 12.3.7 \*Mother goddess plaques.\* Gold leaves embossed with a mother goddess figure standing in stiff frontal pose along with a small deposit of burnt human bones and charcoal were found in the excavation of two mounds at LAURIYA-NANDANGARH. An exact replica of such leaves was also found within the \*stūpa\* at PIPRAHWA. While some scholars have identified these figures as the representation of the earth goddess or Pṛthivī, these plaques (\*c.\* 3rd century B.C.) may have some ritualistic relation with the construction of an important structure like a \*stūpa\*. A small bronze figure of the same goddess from ROPAR (\*c.\* 600 to 200 B.C.) is also significant as a cult object. \[ See also 12.6.\] - [Previous: v1.c17.s3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c17.s3.7) - [Next: v1.c17.s3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c17.s3.9) - [Up: v1.c17.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c17.s3) ## Linked texts (2) - [Piprahwa](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.piprahwa) - [Lauriya-Nandangarh](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.lauriya-nandangarh) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c17.s3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c17.s3.8) · Pramāṇa