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Brick with Sanskrit inscription. Indian, 1217 CE. Found at Mai, Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The brick is dated Sunday 11 June 1217 and has inscriptions in Sanskrit and a local dialect, which are written in Nagari script. These inscriptions record a mortgage for the sum of 'two thousand two hundred and fifty Shadbodika drammas' taken out by 'ra[ja] Gangadeva, son of ra[ja] Dhanu' against land that he owned. 39 x 29.7 x 7.3 cm. Inv. AC 1880,3724.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART346001
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2356px × 1812px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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13th century CE
Brick
Daily life
Indian, Medieval period (8th-17th CE)
Inscription
Minor Arts
Money
Sanskrit/devanagari script