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Subject: Alms bowl on head, dedicated to vihara of gold- smith, recovered from Sadar Bazar (Mathura). Inscription is translated as This bowl is the gift of Ayala, the son of Imdrasama (Indrasarman) in the Monastery of Goldsmiths for the adoration of all the Buddhas and for the acceptance of the teachers who were great preachers .

Subject: Doorjamb carved with lovely lotus creeper and other bands consists of a Brahmi epigraph on the adjacent side. It translates as: By Vasu, son of the female descendant of the Kusika gotra a gateway (toranam) and the railing (vedika) was erected at the great temple (mahasthana) of Bhagavan Vasudeva. May Bhagavan Vasudeva, being pleased, promote (the dominion or the life and strength) of Svamin Mahaksatrapa Sodasa .

Subject: Doorjamb carved with lovely lotus creeper and other bands consists of a Brahmi epigraph on the adjacent side. It translates as : By Vasu, son of the female descendant of the Kusika gotra a gateway (toranam) and the railing (vedika) was erected at the great temple (mahasthana) of Bhagavan Vasudeva. May Bhagavan Vasudeva, being pleased, promote (the dominion or the life and strength) of Svamin Mahaksatrapa Sodasa .

Subject: Inscribed slab, found near Chaurasi Tila (Mathura). The horizontal slab inscribed in early Kushana Brahmi characters belonged to some important Saiva complex. It can be translated as follows : A water tank, garden, assembly hall, were erected by the son of Goti grandson of Rahila, son od Vasisti, son of Prabasta, son of Kotsi of Magaka and of Kalatota? May god Mahesvara be pleased .

Subject: Sacrificial pillar found from Isapur (Mathura). The epigraph is translated as follows: Success! In the reign of the King, the King of kings, His Majesty, Shahi Vasishka, in the twenty fourth (24th) year, in the fourth (4th) month of summer, on the thirtieth (30th) day -on this date Dronala, the son of Rudrila, a Brahmana belonging to the gotra of Bharadvaja and a chanter of holy hymns, while performing a sacrifice in a solemn session of twelve days (lit nights), has set up this sacrificial post. May the (Three) Fires be pleased

Subject: Sacrificial pillar found from Isapur (Mathura). The epigraph is translated as follows: Success! In the reign of the King, the King of kings, His Majesty, Shahi Vasishka, in the twenty fourth (24th) year, in the fourth (4th) month of summer, on the thirtieth (30th) day -on this date Dronala, the son of Rudrila, a Brahmana belonging to the gotra of Bharadvaja and a chanter of holy hymns, while performing a sacrifice in a solemn session of twelve days (lit nights), has set up this sacrificial post. May the (Three) Fires be pleased

Subject: Buddha standing, lower part. The sharply incised three line Brahmi epigraph is translated as follows: In the 93rd year (171A.D) of Maharaja Devaputra Vasudeva, in the 4th month of Hemanta as on the 25th day, an image of the Buddha, who has full grasp of knowledge and whose faith cannot be shaken, was set up along with parasol by a Buddhist monk who was Kayastha (?) after paying due respect to his father Sarvanandi, mother Jivsri and Arya Dhana . Found from Krishna Puri (Mathura)

Subject: Buddha standing, lower part. The sharply incised three line Brahmi epigraph is translated as follows: In the 93rd year (171A.D) of Maharaja Devaputra Vasudeva, in the 4th month of Hemanta as on the 25th day, an image of the Buddha, who has full grasp of knowledge and whose faith cannot be shaken, was set up along with parasol by a Buddhist monk who was Kayastha (?) after paying due respect to his father Sarvanandi, mother Jivsri and Arya Dhana . Found from Krishna Puri (Mathura)

Subject: Railing pillar showing a female chattradharini and a scene of clinic on top, recovered from Bhuteshwara Tila (Mathura)

Subject: Male foreigner, standing, headless found from Vrindavan Road (Mathura). Some letters on the pedestal in Kushana Brahmi are translated as follows : in the year 42, in the first month of winter, statue of rna (was established)Û

Subject: Fragment of a railing pillar carved on the obverse with a woman standing under a tree

Subject: Buddha, standing. The inscription is translated as follows: (Success!) Having placed first (i.e. respecting) the parents (an) image of god Sakyamuni (Buddha) who conquered all the ten faculties was installed in the year 115, in the month of Sravana (July-August) on the 13th? specified day by the monk Sanghavarman. Whatsoever merit (there is) let it be for the extinction of sufferings of all beings and the attainment of supreme knowledge. The Sculpture was made by Dinna . The date falls in the reign of Kumara-gupta Mahendraditya. Found from Govindnagar (Mathura)

Subject: Fragment: pedestal found from Bhuteshwar (Mathura). The inscription is translated as This is the gift of Bhattidama, a resident of the town of Abhisara, at the behest of the preacher, the venerable Rishidasa .

Subject: Fragment: a sculpture, the beginning and concluding portions of the inscription are lost, the inscription translates as In the 28th year of the reign of Ûshka, in the third month of winter, on the .. dayÛ .

Subject: Railing-pillar with dwarf in anjali mudra

Subject: Pillar base, there are two inscriptions on two faces of the basement- This pillar base is the gift of superiors of the Community, among whom Bhadrghosha rank first . The second inscription, which consists of two lines is mostly obliterated

Subject: Pillar base, found from Jamalpur (Mathura). Inscription on the pillar base translates as: This pillar-base is the gift of the Friars Surya and Buddharakshita the prahanikas. May, by the munificence of this pious donation, health be bestowed on all prahanikas.

Subject: Pillar base, found from Jamalpur (Mathura). Inscription on the pillar base translates as: This pillar-base is the gift of the Friars Surya and Buddharakshita the prahanikas. May, by the munificence of this pious donation, health be bestowed on all prahanikas.

Subject: Doorjamb carved with lovely lotus creeper and other bands consists of a Brahmi epigraph on the adjacent side. It translates as : By Vasu, son of the female descendant of the Kusika gotra a gateway (toranam) and the railing (vedika) was erected at the great temple (mahasthana) of Bhagavan Vasudeva. May Bhagavan Vasudeva, being pleased, promote ( the dominion or the life and strength) of Svamin Mahaksatrapa Sodasa .

Subject: Incarnation panel found from near Chamunda Tila (Mathura)

Subject: Bhumi Naga, standing, flanked by 2 Nagis found from Ral Bhadar (Mathura). The inscription on the pedestal translates as: In the year 8 of the great king , the king of kings, Shahi Kanikkha, in the fourth (month of) summer, on the 5th day, on this date specified as above a tank and a garden were dedicated to the divine lord Bhuminaga...

Subject: Bhumi Naga, flanked by 2 Nagis, detail found from Ral Bhadar (Mathura). The inscription on the pedestal translates as: In the year 8 of the great king , the king of kings, Shahi Kanikkha, in the fourth (month of) summer, on the 5th day, on this date specified as

Subject: Bhumi Naga, flanked by 2 Nagis, detail found from Ral Bhadar (Mathura). The inscription on the pedestal translates as: In the year 8 of the great king , the king of kings, Shahi Kanikkha, in the fourth (month of) summer, on the 5th day, on this date specified as above a tank and a garden were dedicated to the divine lord Bhuminaga...

Subject: Bhumi Naga, flanked by 2 Nagis found from Ral Bhadar (Mathura). The inscription on the pedestal translates as: In the year 8 of the great king , the king of kings, Shahi Kanikkha, in the fourth (month of) summer, on the 5th day, on this date specified as above a tank and a garden were dedicated to the divine lord Bhuminaga...