Rondel with the Goddess Hariti, ca. 1st century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Silver with gold foil, Diam. 3 1/2 in

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Rondel with the Goddess Hariti, ca. 1st century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Silver with gold foil, Diam. 3 1/2 in. ( cm), Metalwork, The goddess Hariti is shown nursing a child and sitting on a throne flanked by lotuses and surmounted by auspicious geese (hamsa), the Buddha’s messengers. Stylistically this roundel can be related to first-century finds from the Taxila city of Sirkap, a dating that would make it one of the earliest known representations of Hariti

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