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SULTANGANJ

Some of the other important antiquities of Sultanganj, now preserved in the Patna Museum, are:

(1) Mukhalinga, height 9 ¼" of black stone, with face of a male.

(2) Buddha in Bhumisparsa Mudra, height 8" broken, inscribed, in black stone.

(3) Buddha in a preaching pose seated on a lotus upheld by a wag, broken, 9" X 6", in black stone, inscribed.

(4) Black stone torso of a dancing figure, 8 ‘ ½ X 7".

(5) Black stone torso of a seated preaching Buddha figure, 4" X 2".

(6) One black stone mukhalinga, 1" X 1".

(7) Upper half of a black stone prabha torana of a Buddhist image arch consisting of three bands of floral decorations. Centre of the arch is occupied by a kriti mukha flanked by two flying Gandharvas and two panels containing Bodhisatva figures. In the corner is a temple with a mutilated Bodhisatva figure, measurement 1’6 ½ 7.X 1’5" X 5’ ¾".

(8) Torso of a black stone figure of Bodhisatva with a seated Buddha figure, 21 7 " X  1’ 4 ½".

(9) Head of a stone figure of Bhairab, 1'3" X 11".

(10) A number of old gold ornaments and coins.

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