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Pillar capital, Patna, Bihar, northern India; Mauryan period ca. 3rd century BCE; Sandstone, 85.1 x 121.9 x 50.8 cm, Excavated at Patna (ancient Paliputra), May 1896; Collection: Bihar Museum, Patna (inv. Arch 187).

Pillar capital, Patna, Bihar, northern India; Mauryan period ca. 3rd century BCE; Sandstone, 85.1 x 121.9 x 50.8 cm, Excavated at Patna (ancient Paliputra), May 1896; Collection: Bihar Museum, Patna (inv. Arch 187).