Image title: Flower motif Stone (300 BCE)

Name: Disc Stone
Series: Showing a flower motif with animals between each petal.
Description: Showing a full-blown lotus motif and inscriptions on the reverse.

Details:
Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Carved Sandstone
Dia. 3.2cm
Acc. No. 2472

Transcription (not proofread):

डिस्क स्टोन
इस पर पुष्प प्रतीक और प्रत्येक पंखुड़ी के बीच में पशु आकृतियां अंकित हैं।
मथुरा, उत्तर प्रदेश
उत्कीर्णित बलुआ पत्थर
व्यास : 3.2 से.मी.
अवाप्ति सं. 2472

ḍiska sṭona
isa para puṣpa pratīka aura pratyeka paṃkhurī ke bīca meṃ paśu ākṛtiyāṃ aṃkita haiṃ|
mathurā, uttara pradeśa
utkīrṇita baluā patthara
vyāsa : 3.2 se.mī.
avāpti saṃ. 2472

diska stona
isa para pushpa pratika aura pratyeka pamkhuri ke bica mem pashu akritiyam amkita haim|
mathura, uttara pradesha
utkirnita balua patthara
vyasa : 3.2 se.mi.
avapti sam. 2472

Gallery information:

These photographs are from the section “Maurya, Shunga and Satavahana Arts” within the National Museum of New Delhi (India). The Mauryan, Shunga, and Satavahana dynasties have distinct yet interconnected roles in the evolution of Indian art and culture. Throughout these periods, terracotta art evolved considerably, reflecting cultural and technical exchanges, and iconography transitioned from aniconic to anthropomorphic depictions in Buddhist contexts. These dynasties collectively influenced the stylistic and thematic growth of Indian art.