A plate inscribed on both sides. It probably has no raised rims. The hole for the connecting ring is on the left-hand side, vertically at the centre, and horizontally at about one fifth of the length of the plate from the edge.
A plate inscribed on both sides, with only two partial lines on the verso. It probably has no raised rims. The hole for the connecting ring is on the left-hand side, vertically at the centre, and horizontally at about one fifth of the length of the plate from the edge.
The ends of the ring are soldered to the seal. The face of the seal is circular, and is inscribed along the circumference. No further details are reported.
No description available. From the facsimile it appears that the sides of the oblong slab are irregularly broken.
- Event TypeCreatedPlaceDaśapura
- Event TypeRecordedPlaceBihār Kotrā
- Event TypeStoredPlaceChhatrapati Shivaji Museum, MumbaiDate1980
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Writing probably covers the entire surface of the stone.
No detailed description of the column is available; the information here has been gleaned from Plate XVII in #Cunningham_1871a. The bottom of the pillar is broken off. The extant lower portion is octagonal and 175 cm long; above this there is an apparently circular shaft 221 cm long, followed by a square section (unless this bit is circular too)for a further 38 cm.
- Event TypeCreatedPlaceBihar Sharif
- Event TypeRecordedPlaceBihar fortDate1839
- Event TypeStoredPlaceBihar Sharif
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The inscription is on the octagonal section; this first inscription seems to have occupied four faces. Dimensions are estimated on the basis of the drawing of the pillar and the dimensions of the two inscriptions (%I-0047 and %I-0048) which together measure 40 by 104 cm.
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The inscription is on the octagonal section; this second inscription is below the first, separated by a double horizontal line extending from the left edge of the extant portion to the right margin of the present inscription. The inscription probably occupied only three of the faces covered by the first inscription. An unknown number of lines are lost at the end. Dimensions are estimated on the basis of the drawing of the pillar and the dimensions of the two inscriptions (%I-0047 and %I-0048) which together measure 40 by 104 cm.
The height given is the section outside the platform. The first 112 cm of the pillar above the platform is square; the rest of its length is octagonal, tapering to a point. The top is broken and has a metal spike projecting from it, indicating that it had a capital.
- Event TypeStoredPlacein situ
A stone slab or block, thickness not reported. The piece has been re-cut; the extant part appears to be the top left corner of a larger inscribed block.
- Event TypeStoredPlacein situ
The pillar is at the southwest corner of the eastern part of Bilsaḍ town (Eta, UP). It is the northern member of the western pair in a group of four columns, probably remnants of the temple of Mahāsena mentioned in the inscription. The western columns are circular monoliths with copies of the inscription; the other pair (26 metres to the east) is square and bears no inscription.
- Event TypeCreatedPlaceBilsaḍ
- Event TypeRecordedPlaceBilsaḍDate1877-78
- Event TypeStoredPlacein situ
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The inscription of 13 lines is on the eastern side of the pillar. Agrawala (1983:26) provides a third dimension (4.5 cm), which is presumably the depth of a recessed panel on the column.
The pillar is at the southwest corner of the eastern part of Bilsaḍ town (Eta, UP). It is the southern member of the western pair in a group of four columns, probably remnants of the temple of Mahāsena mentioned in the inscription. The western columns are circular monoliths with copies of the inscription; the other pair (26 metres to the east) is square and bears no inscription.
- Event TypeCreatedPlaceBilsaḍ
- Event TypeRecordedPlaceBilsaḍDate1877-78
- Event TypeStoredPlacein situ
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The inscription is on the eastern side of the pillar. It is in 16 lines, as opposed to 13 in the other specimen. Dimensions are not available. Bhandarkar (1981:268) gives the beginnings of the legible lines and notes that this duplicate has clarified some uncertain readings in the primary inscription.
A Buddhist statue, no further details reported. The inscription is on the pedestal.
- Event TypeStoredPlaceImperial Museum, Calcutta
A Buddhist image; Fleet reports no additional details whatsoever.
- Event TypeStoredPlaceunknown
A slab that according to Fleet appears to have been set in a socket about 3 inches deep and mortised at the sides into a building, so it may not be a proper stela. The thickness of the slab and the finish of the back face are not reported.
- Event TypeStoredPlaceImperial Museum, CalcuttaDate1888
Fragment of an image, probably of a standing Buddha. The statue is lost above the ankles, and the bottom of the pedestal seems to have been trimmed away. No dimensions or further details reported.
- Event TypeStoredPlaceImperial Museum, Calcutta
A set of seven plates, the first and last inscribed only on the inner sides; the others on both faces. Their surface is flat, without raised rims. The size of the plates differs slightly, but no individual figures are reported. The plates have a hole at the centre of one of the longer sides (top of recto and bottom of verso pages), through which they are connected by a ring.
- Event TypeStoredPlaceBritish Library
The ends of the connecting ring are flattened (as if to overlap and fasten with a pin or bolt, but they are not pierced). The weight of the ring and seal is 410 grams; the separate figure for the ring is an estimate.
The seal is a flat disc, slightly thicker in the centre. It bears no emblem, only the inscription. It is hung separately on the ring by means of a smaller ring soldered to the back of the seal. The weight of the ring and seal is 410 grams; the separate figure for the seal is an estimate.
A plate inscribed only on the verso. Its surface is flat, without raised rims. There is a hole for the connecting ring at the centre of the bottom margin.
A plate inscribed on both faces. Its surface is flat, without raised rims. There is a hole for the connecting ring at the centre of one of the longer sides (top of recto and bottom of verso).
A plate inscribed on both faces. Its surface is flat, without raised rims. There is a hole for the connecting ring at the centre of one of the longer sides (top of recto and bottom of verso).
A plate inscribed on both faces. Its surface is flat, without raised rims. There is a hole for the connecting ring at the centre of one of the longer sides (top of recto and bottom of verso).