Land grant of King Pravarasena II

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Copper

400-500 CE

India

CSMVS

Details

Culture/Civilisation

India

Theme

Writing

Subtheme

India and China – Language and Society

Display Location

Coomaraswamy Hall

Findspot

Maharashtra, india

Measurements

30 x 30 cm

Accession Number

N.S.235

Description

Before paper, people used palm leaf, wood, clay tablets, and as here, copper. This land grant is in Sanskrit, then becoming an official language.

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