Pataliputra capital
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==Discovery== |
==Discovery== |
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| ⚫ | [[File:Pataliputra capital front and back views.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Front and the back{{cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/images/aiis/aiis_search.html?depth=Get%20Details&id=37918|title=The Digital South Asia Library -|access-date=15 January 2017}} views of the Pataliputra capital (drawing). The back has a few broken portions (top right corner), and a slightly less detailed and slightly coarser design.]] |
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The monumental capital was discovered in 1895 at the royal palace in [[Pataliputra]], India, in the area of [[Bulandi Bagh]] in [[Patna]], by [[Archaeology|archaeologist]] [[L.A. Waddell]] in 1895. It was found at a depth of around {{convert|12|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}, and dated to the reign of [[Ashoka]] or soon after, to the 3rd century BCE."Report on the excavations at Pataliputra (Patna)" Calcutta, 1903, page 16 [https://archive.org/details/reportonexcavat01waddgoog] The discovery was first reported in Waddell's book "Report on the excavations at Pataliputra (Patna)"."Report on the excavations at Pataliputra (Patna)" Calcutta, 1903, pages 16, 17, 40 and 59 [https://archive.org/details/reportonexcavat01waddgoog] The capital is currently on display in the [[Patna Museum]]."A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture" |
The monumental capital was discovered in 1895 at the royal palace in [[Pataliputra]], India, in the area of [[Bulandi Bagh]] in [[Patna]], by [[Archaeology|archaeologist]] [[L.A. Waddell]] in 1895. It was found at a depth of around {{convert|12|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}, and dated to the reign of [[Ashoka]] or soon after, to the 3rd century BCE."Report on the excavations at Pataliputra (Patna)" Calcutta, 1903, page 16 [https://archive.org/details/reportonexcavat01waddgoog] The discovery was first reported in Waddell's book "Report on the excavations at Pataliputra (Patna)"."Report on the excavations at Pataliputra (Patna)" Calcutta, 1903, pages 16, 17, 40 and 59 [https://archive.org/details/reportonexcavat01waddgoog] The capital is currently on display in the [[Patna Museum]]."A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture" |
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by Deborah S. Hutton, John Wiley & Sons, 2015, p.438 [https://books.google.com/books?id=7DX-CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA438] |
by Deborah S. Hutton, John Wiley & Sons, 2015, p.438 [https://books.google.com/books?id=7DX-CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA438] |
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===Construction=== |
===Construction=== |
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| ⚫ | [[File:Pataliputra capital front and back views.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Front and the back{{cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/images/aiis/aiis_search.html?depth=Get%20Details&id=37918|title=The Digital South Asia Library -|access-date=15 January 2017}} views of the Pataliputra capital (drawing). The back has a few broken portions (top right corner), and a slightly less detailed and slightly coarser design.]] |
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The capital is made of unpolished buff [[sandstone]]. It is quite massive, with a length of {{convert|49|in|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}, and a height of {{convert|33.5|in|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}. It weighs approximately 1,800 [[Pound (mass)|lbs]] (900 [[kg]]). During the excavations it was found next to a thick ancient wall and a brick pavement."Report on the excavations at Pataliputra (Patna)" Calcutta, 1903, page 40 [https://archive.org/details/reportonexcavat01waddgoog] |
The capital is made of unpolished buff [[sandstone]]. It is quite massive, with a length of {{convert|49|in|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}, and a height of {{convert|33.5|in|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}. It weighs approximately 1,800 [[Pound (mass)|lbs]] (900 [[kg]]). During the excavations it was found next to a thick ancient wall and a brick pavement."Report on the excavations at Pataliputra (Patna)" Calcutta, 1903, page 40 [https://archive.org/details/reportonexcavat01waddgoog] |
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===Design content=== |
===Design content=== |
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[[File:Pataliputra capital front and side view.jpg|thumb|350px|Pataliputra capital front and side view. [[Bihar Museum]].]] |
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The top is made of a band of [[Rosette (design)|rosettes]], eleven in total for the fronts and four for the sides. Below that is a band of [[bead and reel]] pattern, then under it a band of waves, generally right-to-left, except for the back where they are left-to-right. Further below is a band of [[egg-and-dart]] pattern, with eleven "tongues" or "eggs" on the front, and only seven on the back. Below appears the main motif, a [[flame palmette]], growing among pebbles. |
The top is made of a band of [[Rosette (design)|rosettes]], eleven in total for the fronts and four for the sides. Below that is a band of [[bead and reel]] pattern, then under it a band of waves, generally right-to-left, except for the back where they are left-to-right. Further below is a band of [[egg-and-dart]] pattern, with eleven "tongues" or "eggs" on the front, and only seven on the back. Below appears the main motif, a [[flame palmette]], growing among pebbles. |
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