Nālandā (Bihār). Broken clay seal of king Śarvavarman.
| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| Object ID | OB00133 |
| Title | Nalanda Broken Clay Seal of Sarvavarman |
| Subtitle | |
| Inscription(s) | IN00146 |
| Child Object | |
| Parent Object | |
| Related Objects | OB00131 OB00132 |
| Responsibility | |
| Author | |
| Metadata recorded by | Dániel Balogh |
| Authority for metadata | |
| Metadata improved by | Dániel Balogh |
| Authoriy for improved | |
| Description | |
| Material | Clay / terracotta |
| Object Type | seal impression |
| Dimensions: | |
| Width | |
| Height | |
| Depth | |
| Weight | |
| Details | An oval seal impression, broken roughly in half along its vertical axis, possibly from the same matrix as the Aśīrgaḍh seal (OB00131), though Sastri 1931-32: 73 believes this one comes from a different matrix. Dimensions not reported. The upper part, about one third, shows a bull decorated with a garland and walking to the proper right; there is an umbrella above it. In front of the bull walks a man carrying an axe and a standard with a cakra on top; his face is turned back toward the bull. Behind the bull another man carries a smaller axe and what may be a cāmara or a driver's stick or whip. Between the emblem and the inscribed lower part there is a double horizontal line, the ends of which turn upward at an angle of about 45°. |
| History | |
| Created: | |
| Date | |
| Place | |
| Other ancient history | |
| Found: | |
| Date | before 1928 |
| Place | Nālandā |
| Other modern history | |
| Latest: | |
| Date | |
| Place | Unknown |
| Authority | |
| Details | Discovered by Page in Nālandā, before 1928. |
| Notes | |