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Railing pillar Limestone (Palnad marble) Published
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International. Copyright: The Trustees of the British Museum. 3D model: Daniel Pett.
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Limestone (Palnad marble). Buddhist narrative reliefs. 3D model: 500k triangles, 247.3k vertices. Created from 430 photographs (Sony A6000).
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Record sourced from The British Museum via Sketchfab Open Access, February 2026. 3D model by Daniel Pett.
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The British Museum
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ISAD(G) 2nd edition
Provenance & Chain of Custody
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Sunga Dynasty Workshop
Corporate
Created
100 BC – 100 BC
Carved as part of the stone railing surrounding the Great Stupa at Bharhut. Depicts Jataka tales.
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Great Stupa at Bharhut
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100 BC – 1873
Remained in situ as part of the stupa railing complex for nearly 2,000 years.
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Archaeological Survey of India
Government
Found
1873 – 1874
Excavated by Sir Alexander Cunningham during the first systematic survey in 1873-74.
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Indian Museum
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1874 – present
Transferred to the Indian Museum. Forms part of the world-renowned Bharhut Gallery.
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railingPanel-opt.glb
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1.6 MB
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