[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) › v2.c44.327 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.327 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.327 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c44.327](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.327) The excavation has yielded a rich crop of antiquities which include a large number of stone sculptures of various Buddhist divinities, bronze objects like images, \*stūpas\*, umbrellas and other decorative pieces, iron objects including daggers, stone objects of daily use like rotary querns \[6.19\] and other evidences on the life in the monasteries. The images displaying different styles and workmanship belong to different periods. The profuse occurrence of bronze objects indicates that Ratnagiri was a centre of bronze-casting. Besides there are innumerable clay sealings and inscribed terracotta plaques. Of great significance are the terracotta sealings with the legend \*śrī-Ratnagiri-mahāvihārīyārya-bhikṣu-saṅghasya\* which not only gives the name of the establishment as it persists even to this day but proves that Ratnagiri like Nālandā was a renowned centre of learning attracting students and scholars from far and near. - [Previous: v2.c44.326](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.326) - [Next: v2.c44.328](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.328) - [Up: v2.c44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.327](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.327) · Pramāṇa