Ancient Vidarbha showing find-spots of Vākāṭaka inscriptions. (Zenodo).
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| Object ID | OB00160 |
| Title | Mansar Single Plate of a Vakataka Ruler |
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| Inscription(s) | IN00173 |
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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 | ~19 |
| Height | ~10.6 |
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| Details | A single plate (probably the fourth of an original set of five), inscribed on both faces. All other components of the set are lost, and only photographs survive of this plate. The physical dimensions are estimated on the assumption that the width of the plate is similar to that of cognate plates. The plate on the photograph is 14.2 by 7.9 cm, and the hole (0.75 cm in diameter) is 3.3 cm from the left edge. |
| History | |
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| Found: | |
| Date | shortly before 1916 |
| Place | Mānsar |
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| Place | Lost |
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| Details | Discovered along with several other plates, probably of the same set, shortly before 1916 in Mānsar (21.409845,79.266037) by contractors digging for manganese. They divided the plates among themselves and left the region. G. P. Dick of Nagpur acquired this particular plate but could not trace the others. Mirashi found out that one or two plates of the set were carried to Kathiawad but could not locate them. According to Mirashi 1937: 20, Hiralal believed that OB00159 belonged to this set (probably personal communication from Hira Lal to Mirashi), but Mirashi 1936: 49-50 and Mirashi 1963: 69-70 argues convincingly against this hypothesis. This particular plate was apparently lost when Dick departed for England. Hira Lal, before 1916, possessed impressions which were also lost when Hira Lal sent them to Mirashi. Hira Lal also had photographs, which reached Mirashi before 1937 but their present location is not known. |
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