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The figures of Eros and Psyche riding the sea-lions in one of the gold pendants found from ancient Taxila might suggest “the traces of important and strong Greek influence which are not found in Southern and Eastern parts of India” (Jamila, B.B. p.53). Ofcourse, the Greek motifs are blended with the Indian lotus, crescent, lotus buds and other flowers. The Greek motifs in Indian jewellery must have been introduced by the Indo-Greek and Parthian rulers of Taxila.