Hieroglyphs of historical periods
Sarasvatihieroglyph tradition continues in theJainaand Bauddhamart heritage.
S. Kalyanaraman, Ph.D.,Director, SarasvatiResearch Centrekalyan97@gmail.comhttp://sites.google.com/site/kalyan9726 Sept. 2009
Dva_rapa_la. Stu_pa, Sa_n~ci
, East Gateway, c. 300BCE cf. 'Monuments of Sanchi', Voll. II, Pl. 66a
•ChandaYaks.i(c. 200 BCE, Indian Museum, Calcutta) earinga seven-stringnecklace; the drawing shows lower three pearl strings consistingof flat stones orcylindrical beads; the upper row has symbols including: papal leaf, elephant goad,s’rivatsa(which is the middle)[Cunningham,
Bharhut
, pl. L.7] ] [After Figs. 232 andPl. XI in: Dr.MohiniVerma, 989,
Dress and Ornaments in Ancient India: The Maurya and S'un:gaPeriods
, Varanasi, IndologicalBook House, p. 24.] A figure on amithunaplaque from Ahicchatrais interpreted: ‘There are three additional symbolswoven in her long necklace, namely a dagger on the left, a puppet (s’rivatsain thecenter) and on the right, a vajrawith a pointed angle prongs.’These symbols alsooccur on a terracotta of Mathura. [VS Agrawa,aTerracotta figurines ofAhichchatra,Dist. Bareilly, UP,
Ancient India
, No. 4, pl. XXXII,•2; VS Agrawala, Mathura Terracottas,
JUPHS
, Vol. IX, fig.6,0,2,3).
aimpat.aitta_li
= a gold pendant worn by children in a necklace bearing in reliefthe five weapons of Vis.n.u, as an amulet (aimpat.aitta_li...kur-unat.aipputalvarkku: Man.i. 7,56)(Ta.lex.).
Aimpat.aitta_li: fiveweapons worn on the man:gal.asu_tra--or protective necklaces --parallels thetradition of as.t.aman:gal.a(eight symbols of welfare)
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