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Stone with Pisces  

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132 × 381 pixels (0.05 MP)

1.1 cm × 3.2 cm @ 300 PPI

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Resource ID

9722

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City/Place

Paithan

Country/Region

India, Maharashtra

Source date

1st-3rd century CE

Dimensions

1 x 1 cm

Categories

disciplines/astrology, disciplines/occult science/talismanic, materials/stone, object types/sculpture/relief, themes/asterism(s)/zodiac/Pisces

Current Location

Balasaheb Patil Collection, Paithan, Maharashtra, India

Description

A carving in high relief on a stone fragment showing two fishes connected with their mouths to a cylindrical band. (Sunil Gupta)

Additional Information

The high relief carving is a mold used for making clay pendants or amulets, in this case the imagery is typical of the Pisces zodiac sign. The site of Paithan was a major hub of Indo-Roman trade and the town is mentioned in the Greek text of the 1st century CE, Periplus Maris Erythraei (Sunil Gupta)

Bibliography

Pia Brancaccio Looking to the West: Stone Molds and Foreign Visual Models in Satavahana Material Culture (First – Second century CE), in Archives of Asian Art, Volume 64, Number 1, 2014: 33-41.

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Location Data

Marker lat / long: 19.48, 75.38 (WGS84)

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