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________________ Some Aspects of the Vaisali Antiquities at the Patna Museum 249 11. Yellow with dotted bands round, and spotted with white. 12. Brown cylindrical, 13. Black, banded with wbite. 14. Reddish brown spotted with white. 15. Cornelian, red. 16. Amathyst barrel shaped, 17. White quartz, etc. Not only in Pasaliputra and modern Patna which are already known to scholars but also in Vaisali itself very interesting and varied specimens of terracotta male and female and animal figurines have been found. The Vaisalt figurines which give supplementary insight into the fashion of the day are remarkable specimens of the Sunga and post-Sunga periods. Some of them may be described thus : 1. Female figurine. Head ornaments and jewellery affixed. Breast chain pendapt to naval, covers high breasts. Wearing heavy earrings. This is more or less similar to a figure unearthead at Bulapdibagh. 2. Plaque with standing winged figure with a long and slim body. 3. Fragment of a very thin rectangular plaque from an excellent mould of two slim figures. Body in front view standing on the right foot, shown in profile. Long and transparent loin cloth may be seen around the legs of the figures. 4. Squatting pot-bellied male figuripe with knees wide apart and hands on thighs. Sex is exposed. 5. Round plaque with three pairs of wrestlers. 6. Head with a certain amount of Hellenistic modelling. Wide open eyes and lips opened. 7. Bust with nimbate head and flat heavy head dress. The left hand is held against the breast with a lotus flower on the shoulder and the right hand upholds a round object which looks like a fruit. Quite good many animal figurines and toys for children have also been unearthed. Some of them are as follows: 1. Head of bull with eyes and ringiets impressed. 2. Horse. Head caprisoned and trappings affixed. 32
| SR No. | 012088 |
| Book Title | Vaishali Abhinandan Granth |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Yogendra Mishra |
| Publisher | Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology and Ahimsa |
| Publication Year | 1985 |
| Total Pages | 592 |
| Language | Hindi, English |
| Classification | Smruti_Granth |
| File Size | 17 MB |