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Mold depicting a charioteer and archer

India, Pataliputra, Bihar

ca. 200 BCE

Not on view

This small clay disc depicts a warrior unleashing an arrow while driven by a charioteer, perhaps a heraldic image of a Mauryan ruler in the Achaemenid tradition of warrior-kingship. It was excavated together with inscribed ring stones and probably also served as a jeweler’s mold for ear ornaments.

Mold depicting a charioteer and archer, Black clay, India, Pataliputra, Bihar — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Mold depicting a charioteer and archer

Period: Maurya

Date: ca. 200 BCE

Culture: India, Pataliputra, Bihar

Medium: Black clay

Dimensions: H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm)

Classification: Ceramics

Credit Line: Lent by Bihar Museum, Patna

Accession Number: TS.372

Rights and Reproduction: Photo by Theirry Ollivier

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