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Photo 1002/1(26)
- Record Id:
- 041-003133648
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003133616
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026192681.0x0003a8
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1002/1(26)
- Title:
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Front view of the Asokan Edict Pillar, Lauriya Nandangarh, Champaran District. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Architectural Photography
General view of edict pillar with lion capital.
Described in 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal. Revised and corrected up to 31st August 1895' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 380-381:
'A short distance from these tombs stands the lion pillar of Lauriya Navandgarh. This consists of a single block of polished sandstone, 32 feet 9¼ inches high, with a top diameter of 26.2 inches, and a base diameter of 35.5. The capital, which is 6 feet 10 inches in height, is bell-shaped, with a circular abavus, supporting the statue of a lion facing the north. The abacus is ornamented with a representation of a row of Brahmini geese pecking at their food. The lion is injured in the mouth, and the column bears the mark of a cannon-ball. The people ascribe this injury to the Mussalmans; on the pillar is the following Muhammadan inscription:—Mahiudin-Muhammad Aurangzeb Badshah Alumgir Ghazi, San 1071.
The column is much thinner and lighter than the one at Araraj. The edicts of Asoka have been beautifully inscribed, and there are also some unimportant inscriptions in modern Nagri. The pillar is now worshipped as a phallus, and is commonly known as Bhim Singh's lathi, or club.
The inscription is in two columns with straight margins between and records in the Indo-Pali the famous fourteen edicts of Asoka (3rd Century B.C.).'
Facsimile and translation of the inscription in 'Epigraphia Indica', vol. II, pp. 245-272.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003133616
040-003133617
041-003133648 - Is part of:
- Photo 1002 : Archaeological Survey of India Collections: Indian Museum Series. Photographer(s): Joseph Daviditch Melik Beglar, Shepherd and…
Photo 1002/1 : Archaeological Survey of India Collections: Indian Museum Series (volume 1, nos. 1-50, Bengal). Photographer(s): Beglar,…
Photo 1002/1(26) : Front view of the Asokan Edict Pillar, Lauriya Nandangarh, Champaran District. Photographer: Simpson, Benjamin - Hierarchy:
- 032-003133616[0001]/040-003133617[0031]/041-003133648
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 1002
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1869
- Date Range:
- 1860s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 281 mm x 223 mm
Format: Bound in Volume
Secondary Support: Paper
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Simpson, Benjamin, 1831-1923
- Subjects:
- Archaeological Survey Of India Collections
Archaeological Survey of India: Indian Museum Series
Architectural Elements
Architecture
Asokan Edict Pillar (Lauriya Nandangarh)
Asokan Edict Pillars
Asokan Inscriptions
Capitals
Edict Pillars
Inscriptions
Lion Capitals
Pillars
Reading and Writing - Places:
- Lauriya Nandangarh, Bihar, Bihār, India, Asia