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No. 177 · Museum artifacts
Lion Capital of Ashoka
Mauryan Empire
Four lions back to back, India’s national emblem.
- Maker
- Mauryan Empire
- Date
- c. 250 BC
- Era
- Ancient
- Style
- South Asia
- Form
- Sculpture
- Origin
- India
- Where it is
- Sarnath Museum
