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1st century BCE · Stone · Asian Art

Recent finds of gold foil alongside finely carved discs suggest ring and disc stones were jewelers’ molds. Their designs incorporate honeysuckle and lotus, signs of auspiciousness and abundance. The Hellenized honeysuckle, introduced to India from Persia, had a popular local equivalent, the snake flower (nagapuspa

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE

Medium

Stone

Culture

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara, Taxila)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987