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Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Part I.—History Literature &c. 1885

1885

Whilst therefore in the hand of the goddess seated on a lion the symbol reprsents the noose ' or paiu ' of Siva in the hand of his gakti Parvati or Durga yet when it is borne by the goddess throned on a lotus it probbly represents a female anthem homologous with the sistrunt of Isis and typical of the fruitfulness whereof Lakshmi is the dispenser and fountain. [...] 8 of the same Plate the body of the snake seems to pass behind the back of the goddess and come nut in front of the right instep whence it curves up over the left knee the tail resting on the throne. [...] But the stool so called is simply the portion of a circle and the execution of the coins is such as to render the idea wholly untenable that the artist lacked the ability of giving some closer reseblanco to a stool ' to the object in question had such been his design. [...] of the goddess nt once resolves itself into the terminal coil of the monster's body vindicating the powers of the artist from the reproach of inadequately representing what it was his intention to convoy."1885.] the gold coins of the Gupta. 91 Supposing this interpretation of the I footstool ' so called is accepted then the dotted area whereon the feet of the goddess rest ; will represent the [...] S to the identification of the 6 footstool ' so called with the termnal portion of the snake's body of which the cornu-copia3 represents the expanded hood and that is that on the coin alluded to the extremity of the tail of the snake is seen recurved over the left knee of the goddess though the footstool' is also seen at her feet.
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Pages
71
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120250
Segment Pages Author Actions
On the Trishtubh Metre.—by J. Boxwell B. C. S.
79-84 The Philological Secretary view
On Certain Symbols or Devices on the Gold Coins of the Guptas.—by W. Theobald M. N. S. L. Bedford November 1884
84-92 The Philological Secretary view
The Square Silver Coins of the Sultáns of Kashmir.—by Chas. J. Rodgers M. R. A. S. Member of the Numismatic Society London and Associate Member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. (with 3 Plates.)
92-139 The Philological Secretary view
The Kings of the Saffáríún Dynasty of Nímros or Sijistán.—by Major H. G. Raverty
139-143 The Philological Secretary view
Backmatter
i-iii The Philological Secretary view

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