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Fortification walls of Pataliputra, with people standing among the ruins
Fortification walls of Pataliputra, with people standing among the ruins
Object Number 2004.29.21263
Display Title Fortification walls of Pataliputra, with people standing among the ruins
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: India / Pataliputra, / Near Patna, county [crossed out] state of Bihar, Bengal [crossed out] / "Wooden Walls" of Pataliputra: remains of a 21-mile-long / defensive palisade, pierced by 64 gates and crowned / by 570 towers, with a moat outside. Pasted on reverse of board is a printed article by Sir John Marshall titled "A Wooden City of the Third Century BC: Pataliputra."
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Indian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Bihar
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 9.525 × 12.7 cm (3 3/4 × 5 in.)

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