Lion Capital / Lotus form bell and plinth showing horse / Maurya; Creation date: ca. 330-185 BCE

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Work Title: Lion Capital
View Title: Lotus form bell and plinth showing horse
Creator/Culture: Culture: Indian (South Asian)
Site/Repository: Discovery location: from an Ashokan pillar at Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh, India); Repository: Archaeological Museum (Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Period/Date: Maurya; Creation date: ca. 330-185 BCE
Media/Technique: polished sandstone
Dimensions: height: 2.13 m (83.86 inches)
Subjects: India; Sculptures (visual works); Architectural elements; Capitals; Lions
Work Record ID: 149752
Image Record ID: 1380003
Classification Filing Number: 254; 5; 85LS 2a; L97

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Record: 1380003
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1380003/1

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1380003. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1380003/1. July 09, 2025.