________________ 370 Homage to Vaisali (3) A well cut stone matrix which is also ascribed by Dr. Spooner to the Mauryan epoch. It bears a taurine and a private individual's name reading Sujatarshasa. (4) A seal (No. 191) with an animated figure of Nrisimba-(perhaps the oldest in India)-seated on an altar with left knee bent and the right foot resting on a long stool. The inscription is damaged. Gupta. (5) A magoificent large official seal (No. 200), belonging to the "Minister of the Crown Prince." Gupta. (6) Seal (No. 162), bearing the figure of a winged lion standing to right. No legend. Only example of a winged lion. (7) Seal No. 159. It bears an interestiny representation of a hemispherical stupa with clear indications of a railing around the base and a square box-like receptacle or railing at the top decorated with long waving streamers sweeping down to right and left. No legend. (8) Seal No. 211, showing a human figure possibly in the act of skipping with a rope ! Legend effaced. Found 3 ft. 6 ios. below surface (9) No. 248. A most important seal bearing as device a bull, facing, standing in the centre with the legend in a continuous circle around the edge. Professors Rapson and Venis read the legend as follows; "Ra jno mahaksatrapasya svami-Rudrasimhasya duhitu Rajno Mahaksatrapasya svami Rudrasenasya bhaginya mahadevya Prabhudamaya (h)" i.e. "(the seal) of the great Queen Prabhudama, sister of the king, the Mabaksatrapa, svami Rudrasena, and daughter of the king, the Maha. ksatrapa, svami Rudrasimha." The few important finds besides the seals were (1) an admirably modelled terracotta head, (2) some terracotta plaques, one of which bears a winged human figure indicating foreign influence, and (3) a dozen copper and silver coins-three of which are apparently of the punchmarked type. The discovery from Basaph of older seals and terracottas as well as of the punch-marked coins and the fragment of stone with Mauryan polish-all of which can, with more or less precision, be ascribed to about
