The plate is inscribed only on one side, presumed to be the verso. Perforated for the connecting ring about the middle of the upper side.

The plate is inscribed only on one side, presumed to be the recto. Perforated for the connecting ring about the middle of the upper side.

Two plates; one inscription (%I-0084) occupies one face of each plate, while another inscription (%I-0085) had been engraved on the other face of the first plate and beaten out completely so as to be all but illegible. This latter inscription was probably cancelled because of a copying error and the plate reused for the former inscription.

The ring is about 0.5 cm thick and 3.8 cm in diameter. The seal is rectangular, 2.4 cm wide by 3.2 cm high. The seal is badly damaged by fire, but bears at the top, on a countersunk surface, an effigy of Garuḍa with outstretched wings (similar to that on the copper coins of Candragupta II). There is a much damaged legend of two lines below the image.

A thick plate inscribed on both faces, but with the inscription on one face deleted by beating out and largely illegible. The face with the extant inscription is presumed to be the verso. Smooth, without thickening or raising at the rims. Perforated about the middle of the upper side for the connecting ring.

A thick plate inscribed on one face only, presumed the recto. Smooth, without thickening or raising at the rims. Perforated about the middle of the upper side for the connecting ring.

Three plates, each inscribed on one face only. Dimensions above are for either of the first two plates; the third plate ("evidently added as an afterthought, when it was found that the inscription could not be completed", Fleet_1888:101) is smaller, about 13 cm wide and 5 cm high.

The ring bore a seal (dimensions not reported) with a legend (see inscription text) but no device reported. Both the ring and the seal have been lost when the plates were transferred from Banaras to Lucknow.

A thin plate inscribed on one face only, presumed the verso. Perforated about the middle of the upper side for the connecting ring.

A thin plate inscribed on one face only, presumed the recto. Perforated about the middle of the upper side for the connecting ring. This third plate is much smaller than the first two.

Two plates, each inscribed on one side only. Dimensions above are for the first plate; the height of the second is about 0.3 cm less. The edges are thickened into rims and the inscription is well preserved in spite of corrosion. The plates are quite thin and the engraving is deep, showing through clearly on the back.

A thin plate inscribed on one face only, presumed the verso. The edges are thickened into rims. Perforated about the middle of the upper side for the connecting ring and cut from the hole to the upper edge to detach the ring.

A thin plate inscribed on one face only, presumed the recto. The edges are thickened into rims. Perforated about the middle of the upper side for the connecting ring and cut from the hole to the upper edge to detach the ring.

Two plates, each inscribed on one face only. Dimensions above are for the first plate; the width of the second is about 0.3 cm less. The plates are smooth, without thickening or raising at the rims. They are fairly thick but deeply engraved, showing through faintly at the back. The inscription is very well preserved.

A thick plate inscribed on one face only, presumed the verso. Smooth, without thickening or raising at the rims. Perforated about the middle of the upper side for the connecting ring.

A thick plate inscribed on one face only, presumed the verso. Smooth, without thickening or raising at the rims. Perforated about the middle of the upper side for the connecting ring.

Two plates, each inscribed on one face only. Dimensions above are for the first plate; the width of the second is about 0.5 cm less. The plates are smooth, without thickening or raising at the rims. They are fairly thick but deeply engraved, hence their backs were not suitable for writing on. They seem to have been subjected to fire, but are fairly well preserved.

The ring is about 0.6 cm thick and 6.5 cm in diameter. It bears a rectangular seal, about 3.5 wide by 2.2 cm high. The seal has traces of an illegible legend on a countersunk surface. The ring and seal were extant when Fleet studied the plates in 1888, but one end of the ring had been detached from the seal (where the two ends had been welded into a socket) to allow separation of the plates.

A thick plate inscribed on one face only, presumed the verso. Smooth, without thickening or raising at the rims. Perforated about the middle of the upper side for the connecting ring.