________________ 248 Homage to Vaisali 7. The device is a ceptral figure of Laksmi standing on a low padestal, facing, with the two customary elephants above, pouring water over her from jars held in their trunks. 8. The device is a bull, facing and standing in the centre. There is a legend in a continuous circle around the edge: Professor Rapson and Professor Venis translate the legend thus :-(The seal) of the Great Queen Prabhudama, sister of the king of the Mahaksatrapa SvamiRudrasena, and daughter of the king of Mabaksatrapa Svam1-Rudrasimha. 9. The device is a tall standing figure, facing with the upper part of the body bent considerably to the left. The left hand is resting on the bip; the right is extended towards the right as in the Vara damudra. The figure is seemingly nude, but there are draperies floating to left and right. The mort curious feature of all is head-dress which she wears, like a single high horn with streamer floating to the left. 10. The device is a tall, well built male figure, nude, standing to left with graceful drapejies floating to either side. The left arm is resting on the hip; the right arm is extended towards the left. 11. The device is a very bold, heraldic lion, sejant, to left tail held high above the back. The animal rests on a square pedestal and bears a considerable resemblance to the big lion on the top of the Mauryan Column at Kolhua in the vicinity of Vaisali (Basadha). Among the minor antiquities recovered from Vaisali are beads, bangles, terracotta cylinders, potters, dabbers, spindlewborls, discs or moulds for stamping ornamental medallions, combs, iron axe-head, etc. The collection of beads is remarkable in its own way. Some of the very interesting pieces are as follows : 1. Bead of crystal, barrel shaped. 2. Opaque grey and highly polished also banded red with white spots and of bluish grey colour. 3. Opaque, pinkish white. 4. Agate, grey, barrel shaped. 5. Agate, wbite, brown and amber colour. 6. Translucent blue cube. 7. Translucent red, three sided. 8. Translucent yellowish white. 9. Green glass, barrel shaped. 10. Blue glass.
