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Object Number
2004.29.21264
Display Title
Drain in ruins of Pataliputra, with man
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: India / Pataliputra, / Near Patna, county [crossed out] state of Bihar, Bengal [crossed out] / A 2200 year old timber structure astonishingly / well-preserved: part of a great chain drain, over / 6 ft. high, 3 1/2 ft. wide, and 40 ft. long from / Pataliputra. 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
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India
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Bihar
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 × 9.525 cm (5 × 3 3/4 in.)
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