Ancient Vidarbha showing find-spots of Vākāṭaka inscriptions. (Zenodo).
Copper plate charter of Pravarasena II found at the village of Jāmb.
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| Object ID | OB00144 |
| Title | Jamb Plates of Pravarasena II |
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| Inscription(s) | IN00157 |
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| Related Objects | OB00144a OB00144b OB00144c OB00144d OB00144e |
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| Metadata recorded by | Dániel Balogh |
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| Metadata improved by | Dániel Balogh |
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| Description | |
| Material | Metal / copper alloy |
| Object Type | Plate |
| Dimensions: | |
| Width | 20 |
| Height | 12 |
| Depth | |
| Weight | 2350 |
| Details | A set of four plates, the first and last inscribed only on the inner sides; the second and third on both faces. The plates were connected by a ring, but the ring itself was not closed and no seal was found. The hole for the ring is near the centre of the left-hand edge (relative to the writing on all faces). |
| History | |
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| Found: | |
| Date | 1940 |
| Place | Jāmb |
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| Latest: | |
| Date | |
| Place | Central Museum, Nagpur |
| Authority | |
| Details | Discovered in 1940, at which time the plates were in the possession of the Mokasdar of Jāmb (20.616398, 78.931129) in Hiṅgaṇghāṭ Tahsil, Maharashtra. They were taken to Nagpur Museum in the same year and may still be there. |
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