Ancient Vidarbha showing find-spots of Vākāṭaka inscriptions. (Zenodo).
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| Object ID | OB00176c |
| Title | Mandhal Plates of Prthivisena II, Year 2 (plate 1) |
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| Inscription(s) | |
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| Related Objects | OB00176 OB00176a OB00176b OB00176d OB00176e OB00176f |
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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 | 18.8 |
| Height | 9.2 |
| Depth | 0.3 |
| Weight | |
| Details | A plate (part of a set) inscribed only on the verso. It has no raised rims. The hole for the connecting ring is on the left-hand side, vertically at the centre, and horizontally at an estimated 3.8 cm from the edge. The shape of the hole is, unlike other Vākāṭaka plates, a rough square; its size is an estimated 1.2 cm to a side. The four plates together weigh 1350 grams. |
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| Found: | |
| Date | 1975-76 |
| Place | Mandhal |
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| Latest: | |
| Date | 1976 |
| Place | Department of Ancient Indian History, Nagpur University |
| Authority | Shastri, Ajay Mitra. (1989). Māṇḍhal Copper Plate Charter of Pravarasena II, Year 16, Epigraphia Indica, 41 (1975-76), pp. 68-76. |
| Details | See OB00176 for object history. |
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