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Lion Capital of Asoka is unveiled

249 BCE · India, Asia · Culture

Lion Capital of Asoka is unveiled
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The Lion Capital of Ashoka is the capital, or head, of a column erected by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in Sarnath, India, c. 250 BCE. Its crowning features are four life-sized lions set back to back on a drum-shaped abacus.

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