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Token with Leo  

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648 × 506 pixels (0.33 MP)

5.5 cm × 4.3 cm @ 300 PPI

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Resource ID

9725

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Country/Region

Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

Source date

4th – 7th century CE

Dimensions

1.8 x 1 cm

Categories

disciplines/astrology, disciplines/rulership, materials/metal, object types/economic objects/tessera (token/ticket), themes/asterism(s)/zodiac/Leo

Current Location

Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka

Description

A metal token excavated at the ancient Buddhist monastery site of Ruhuna in Sri Lanka by a Sri Lankan. (Sunil Gupta)

Additional Information

German expedition shows the iconic zodiacal imagery of a Leo (lion) with upraised tail. (Sunil Gupta)

Bibliography

Reinhold Walburg 2008.  Coins and Tokens from ancient Ceylon, in Ancient Ruhuna, Sri Lankan – German Archaeological Project in the Southern Province Volume 2 (H.J. Weisshaar, S. Dissanayake and W. Wijeyapala Eds.). pp. 96-99. Weisbaden: Reichert Verlag.

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