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1109 × 651 pixels (0.72 MP)

9.4 cm × 5.5 cm @ 300 PPI

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Resource ID

9710

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City/Place

Karur?, Vellalur?

Country/Region

India

Source date

1st – 3rd century CE

Categories

disciplines/astrology, materials/stone, object types/jewelery/gem (intaglio), themes/asterism(s)/zodiac/Leo

Current Location

Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka

Reference

Professor K. Rajan, Pondicherry University

Description

A fragment of carnelian, possibly a gemstone, has been carved with the cameo of a resting lion with drooping tail. The imageries of a resting lion was expressive of the Leo zodiac symbol in Egypt and the region of the ancient Nabataean kingdom. (Sunil Gupta)

Additional Information

One of the fine examples of the visualization of the Leo zodiac as a resting lion comes from the zodiacal imageries carved in the Nabataean temple at Khirbet et-Tannur dated to the 2nd century CE. (Sunil Gupta)

Bibliography

K. Rajan.  2019.  Trade and Technology in Early Historic South India: the Trans-Oceanic dimension with special reference to Kodumanal (Tamil Nadu), Journal of Indian Ocean Archaeology Number 15, 2019: 1- 25.

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