Sānchī (Madhya Pradesh). Plan of the site (© Archaeological Survey of India).
Sānchī (Madhya Pradesh). East gate with inscription of Candragupta II (Wikicommons).
Sānchī (Madhya Pradesh). East gate cross-bar with inscription of Candragupta II (Wikicommons).
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| Object ID | OB00011 |
| Title | Sanchi Stone Rail of the Time of Candragupta II |
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| Inscription(s) | IN00012 |
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| Metadata recorded by | Dániel Balogh |
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| Metadata improved by | Dániel Balogh |
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| Description | |
| Material | Stone / unspecified |
| Object Type | stūpa rail |
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| Details | The inscribed stone is a top rail in the second row outside and on the south side of the eastern gateway of Stūpa I at Sāñcī. No measurements reported. On the same surface there is also a short early Brāhmī inscription below IN00012. |
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| Place | Sāñcī |
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| Details | In the modern period the inscription on the rail was first noticed by B. H. Hodgson in 1824. |
| Notes | Probably still in situ. |