Ancient Vidarbha showing find-spots of Vākāṭaka inscriptions. (Zenodo).
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| Object ID | OB00175 |
| Title | Pauni Plates of Pravarasena II |
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| Inscription(s) | IN00188 |
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| Related Objects | OB00175a OB00175b OB00175c OB00175d OB00175e |
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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 | 16 |
| Height | 8.7-9 |
| Depth | |
| Weight | 1130 |
| Details | A set of four plates, the first and last inscribed only on the inner side, the others on both faces. They have no raised rims. The hole (1 cm in diameter) for the connecting ring is on the left-hand side, vertically at the centre, and horizontally at an estimated 3.5 cm from the edge. The plates were linked by a ring, on which a seal was also hung by means of a thin band of copper (about 2 cm in diameter), bolted to the back of the seal. The ring was extant when the plates were found, but was cut to separate the plates and is now lost. The seal (with the band presumably attached) is extant. |
| History | |
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| Found: | |
| Date | 1967 |
| Place | Paunī |
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| Latest: | |
| Date | 1969 |
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| Authority | Kolte, V. B. (1970). Pauni Plates of Pravarasena II, Epigraphia Indica, 38 (1969-70), pp. 53-56. |
| Details | Discovered in Paunī (20.7876916, 79.6339487) in Bhaṇḍārā district, Maharashtra by a resident while digging in 1967. Studied in the original by V. B. Kolte. Possibly in the custody of the Director of Archives, Government of Maharashtra, Bombay. |
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