Bronze
BCE 200-200 CE
Maharashtra
Town Hall Museum, Kolhapur
Details
Culture/Civilisation
India
Theme
Trade, Movement and Exchange
Subtheme
Trade Within India
Case Title
Made in Rome, found in India
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Brahmanpuri, Maharashtra, India
Description
The Brahmapuri Hoard
Four objects in this exhibition – Oinochoe (wine jug), Mirror, Disc with Perseus and Andromeda, and Griffin– come from a remarkable hoard discovered at Brahmapuri (Kolhapur, Maharashtra) in 1945. A mix of Indian coins and products, along with Roman imports, they may have been personal belongings or stock for sale in the Satavahana-ruled markets. Were they used by Romans or Indians?
This ornate Roman wine jug with its lion–shaped handle may have belonged to a resident Roman trader or intended as luxury product for onward sale – wine was one of the main imports from the Roman empire.
