Rampurva. Figure of lion of Asoka pillar. Photographer: Archaeological Survey of India
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Genre: Architectural Photography Side view of the lion from the top of the northern pillar (erected c. 243 B.C.), seen here in the excavated trench. For a detailed account of excavation of the two pillars at Rampurva between November 1907 and January 1908, see Daya Ram Sahni, Excavations at Ram...
Rampurva. Figure of lion of Asoka pillar. Photographer: Archaeological Survey of India
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Genre: Architectural Photography Side view of the lion from the northern edict pillar, with the pillar itself in the background. Apart from the loss of the upper jaw and face, the sculpture is in fine condition.
Rampurva. Detail of [capital of] Asoka pillar from three sides [view 1]. Photographer: Archaeological Survey of India
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of bell-shaped capital, with an abacus craved with a repeated motif of geese. The paws of the lion which originally stood atop the capital are still attached to it.