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Photograph of Small Finds. British Museum 1897,0528,0.140

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Data collector:

  • 1. ERC

Description

Photograph of Small Finds from Bodhgayā and related sites, the photograph collected by Alexander Cunningham and acquired by A. W. Franks who bequeathed it to the British Museum where it is registered as 1897,0528,0.140.

Notes

Photograph of small finds, mostly from Bodhgayā. Top row (left to right): silver hemisphere, amulet case, silver disc from Bodhgayā. Second row: two small silver discs from Bodhgayā. Third row: rectangular coin or token from Bodhgayā, 1894,0507.669. Fourth row: string of beads from Bodhgayā. Fifth row (left to right): punch-marked coin from Mirzapur, 1894,0307.630 [type GH 288 O/S; GH 313]; Paśupati coin, Nepāl, from Bodhgayā, 1894,0507.303; punch-marked coin from Mirzapur, 1894,0507. add [type GH 295]. Sixth row (left to right): punch-marked coin from Bodhgayā, 1894, 0507. 661; punch-marked coing from Bodhgayā, 1894,0507.657 [type GH 589]. Seventh row: punch-marked coin from Dharawat, 1894,0507.1 [type GH 367]; punch-marked coin from Bodhgayā, 1894, 1894,0507.659. Eighth row: string of beads from Bodhgayā.

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Funding

European Commission
ASIA - Beyond Boundaries: Religion, Region, Language and the State 609823

References

  • Willis et al, "Deposits at Bodhgayā: Objects, Materials, Analysis," in Precious Treasures from the Diamond Throne (London: British Museum Press, 2021): figure 14.9. ISBN: 9780861592289