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The description of a similar vase that is privately owned was published in 2008. It bears a closely related inscription and the original content has been conserved. The Kharoshthi inscription records that the relics were consecrated on the same day in Kanishka year 51 (c. AD 178) by the daughter
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on 18 October 1836. The list included 11 groups of items. Group 1 included the Wardak Vase: "A copper vessel with dotted Pehlevi inscription, containing sundry relics. To this belong 66 copper coins separately placed in a bag." Several other groups on the list included reliquaries but these cannot
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running around the middle of the vase and a second set of grooves running around the vase just below the neck. Engraved on the shoulder of the vase between the upper and lower grooves are three lines of Kharoshthi script. Below the lower set of grooves is a fourth line in larger letters. The text
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The Wardak Vase is spherical in shape and made of copper alloy. The vase has a slim neck with an inverted rim and a low flat base. It measures 17.6 cm (6.9 in) in height, with the largest diameter of 16.9 cm (6.7 in) and a neck of diameter 9.7 cm (3.8 in). It has a
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dates the vase and deposits to around 178 AD. With the vase were found a number of beads and sixty-six coins. The coins have not been identified among the museum's collection. Masson mentions that they were of the "Indo-Scythic class", which implies that they would have been of the
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to the top of existence, whether egg-born, womb-born, moisture-born, formless, may it be for the honour of all; and may it always be for the best lot and share of my horsemen, with all umbrella-bearers and with the retinue; and may there be a best lot for the one who is wrong.
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The long inscription refers to the Kushan year 51; Kanishka I reigned c. AD 127 to 151. The text mentions Kanishka's successor Huvishka who ruled c. AD 151 to 190; it thus provides useful evidence for reconstructing the chronological reigns of the Kushan
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bhavatu sarvasatvaṇa arogadakṣinae bhavatu aviyaṇaragaparyata yava bhavagra yo atra aṃtara aṃḍajo jalayuga śaśvetiga arupyata sarviṇa puyae bhavatu mahiya ca rohaṇa sada sarviṇa avaṣatrigaṇa saparivara ca agrabhagapaḍiyaṃśae bhavatu mithyagasa ca agrabhaga
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of "Vagamarega", the donor of the Wardak Vase. The contents of the vase included a relic container made of silver, a folded sheet of birch bark and 21 coins. Of these, 19 were Kushan bronze coins but two were much later Napki Malka silver coins of the
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in Afghanistan. Unusually, Masson did not supervise the excavation himself and did not provide details of exactly where the individual artefacts were found. The finds arrived in London in 1839, where they became part of the
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imeṇa kuśalamuleṇa maharajarajatirajahuveṣkasa agrabhagae bhavatu madapidara me puyae bhavatu bhradara me haṣthunaḥmaregasa puyae bhavatu yo ca me bhuya ṇatigamitrasaṃbhatigaṇa puyae bhavatu mahiya ca vagamaregasa
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In the year 51, in the month Artemisios, on the 15th day, in this moment Kamagulya's son Vagamarega here in Khavada in the Kadalayiga Vagamarega Monastery a stupa for the relics of the Lord, the
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saṃ 20 20 10 1 masa arthamisiya sastehi 10 4 1 imeṇa gaḍigeṇa kamagulyaputra vagamarega sa iśa khavadami kadalayiga vagamaregaviharammi thummi bhagavada śakyamuṇe śarira pariṭhaveti
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The Charles Masson Archive: British Library, British Museum and Other Documents Relating to the 1832–1838 Masson Collection from Afghanistan
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is now the name of a province in eastern Afghanistan. The location of the stupas has been identified by Fussman at coordinates
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inscription which dates the objects to around 178 AD and claims that the stupa contained the sacred
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Charles Masson and the Buddhist Sites of Afghanistan: Explorations, Excavations, Collections 1832-1835
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Kharoshṭhī Inscriptions with the Exception of those of Aśoka, Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum
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The finds from Wardak were listed when the articles were dispatched by Masson from Kabul to
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Through this root of good may it be the best lot of the great king, chief of kings,
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Ariana Antiqua: A Descriptive Account of the Antiquities and Coins of Afghanistan
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may it be for the reward of health of all beings; and, from the boundary of the
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indicating that the relics had been re-deposited in the 5th–6th century.
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in the valley of the Chak River. Downstream the Chak River becomes the
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Errington, E., and J. Cribb (eds), The Crossroads of Asia: (Cambridge,
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in 1836. The vase was unearthed in one of the Buddhist relic deposits (
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Bracey, Robert (2017). "The date of Kanishka since 1960".
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Fussman, Gérard (1974). "Ruines De La Vallée De Wardak".
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Wardak Vase and coins displayed in the British Museum
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933:Masson, Charles 894:Arts Asiatiques 885: 862: 841: 788: 769: 760: 755: 754: 748:Errington 2017a 746: 742: 734: 727: 721:165-170, LXXXVI 715: 711: 701: 699: 689: 685: 677: 673: 665: 661: 649: 645: 639:Errington 2017a 637: 630: 624:Errington 2017a 622: 618: 612:Errington 2017a 610: 606: 600:Errington 2017b 598: 594: 584: 582: 577: 576: 572: 566:Errington 2017a 564: 560: 552: 548: 542:Errington 2017a 540: 536: 524: 520: 515: 510: 509: 499: 495: 475: 473: 469: 466: 461: 458: 456: 454: 453: 447: 443: 438: 425: 400: 372: 345: 319: 264: 234: 197: 169:Wardak Province 146: 145: 144: 143: 140: 139: 138: 137: 136: 132: 115: 114: 113: 110: 109: 108: 107: 106: 102: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 2894: 2884: 2883: 2878: 2873: 2868: 2863: 2858: 2853: 2848: 2831: 2830: 2828: 2827: 2825:Gardez Ganesha 2822: 2817: 2812: 2807: 2800: 2795: 2790: 2785: 2780: 2778:Shinkot casket 2775: 2770: 2765: 2760: 2755: 2750: 2748:Stone palettes 2745: 2740: 2738:Bimaran Casket 2735: 2729: 2727: 2723: 2722: 2719: 2718: 2716: 2715: 2710: 2705: 2700: 2695: 2690: 2685: 2680: 2675: 2670: 2665: 2664: 2663: 2658: 2653: 2642: 2640: 2633: 2632: 2630: 2629: 2624: 2619: 2614: 2609: 2604: 2599: 2594: 2589: 2584: 2579: 2574: 2568: 2566: 2560: 2559: 2557: 2556: 2551: 2546: 2541: 2536: 2531: 2526: 2521: 2516: 2511: 2506: 2501: 2496: 2491: 2486: 2481: 2476: 2474:Sikri Yusufzai 2471: 2466: 2461: 2459:Loriyan Tangai 2456: 2454:Kanishka stupa 2451: 2449:Shaji-ki-Dheri 2446: 2441: 2436: 2431: 2425: 2423: 2413: 2409: 2408: 2406: 2405: 2400: 2395: 2390: 2388:Greco-Buddhism 2385: 2379: 2377: 2373: 2372: 2370: 2369: 2364: 2359: 2354: 2349: 2344: 2342:Indo-Parthians 2339: 2337:Indo-Scythians 2334: 2329: 2324: 2322:Mauryan Empire 2319: 2314: 2309: 2303: 2301: 2297: 2296: 2289: 2288: 2281: 2274: 2266: 2257: 2256: 2254: 2253: 2242: 2239: 2238: 2236: 2235: 2234: 2233: 2228: 2223: 2218: 2213: 2205: 2200: 2195: 2190: 2185: 2180: 2175: 2169: 2167: 2163: 2162: 2159: 2158: 2156: 2155: 2148: 2146:Rondanini Faun 2143: 2138: 2133: 2128: 2122: 2120: 2116: 2115: 2113: 2112: 2109:Triumphal Arch 2105: 2098: 2091: 2084: 2081:Isabella Brant 2077: 2070: 2063: 2055: 2053: 2045: 2044: 2042: 2041: 2036: 2031: 2026: 2019: 2014: 2009: 2004: 1999: 1997:Royal Gold Cup 1994: 1992:Ringlemere Cup 1989: 1984: 1979: 1977:Lewis chessmen 1974: 1969: 1964: 1959: 1953: 1951: 1943: 1942: 1940: 1939: 1934: 1932:Nimrud ivories 1929: 1924: 1919: 1914: 1909: 1904: 1899: 1894: 1887: 1882: 1877: 1872: 1870:Cyrus Cylinder 1867: 1862: 1857: 1852: 1847: 1842: 1837: 1832: 1827: 1822: 1817: 1812: 1807: 1802: 1800:Standard of Ur 1797: 1792: 1790:Blau Monuments 1787: 1782: 1777: 1772: 1767: 1761: 1759: 1753: 1752: 1750: 1749: 1744: 1739: 1734: 1729: 1728: 1727: 1722: 1717: 1712: 1707: 1702: 1694: 1692:Tomb of Payava 1689: 1684: 1679: 1674: 1669: 1664: 1659: 1654: 1649: 1644: 1639: 1634: 1629: 1624: 1623: 1622: 1617: 1612: 1607: 1597: 1592: 1587: 1582: 1577: 1572: 1570:Mâcon Treasure 1567: 1562: 1557: 1555:Lion of Knidos 1552: 1547: 1542: 1537: 1532: 1527: 1522: 1517: 1512: 1507: 1502: 1497: 1492: 1487: 1482: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1462: 1457: 1455:Bursa Treasure 1452: 1447: 1442: 1437: 1435:Boy with Thorn 1432: 1427: 1422: 1417: 1412: 1407: 1402: 1397: 1392: 1387: 1382: 1377: 1372: 1366: 1364: 1356: 1355: 1353: 1352: 1347: 1342: 1335: 1333:Statue of Tara 1330: 1325: 1320: 1315: 1310: 1305: 1300: 1295: 1290: 1285: 1280: 1275: 1270: 1265: 1260: 1255: 1250: 1248:Bimaran casket 1245: 1240: 1235: 1230: 1225: 1219: 1217: 1211: 1210: 1208: 1207: 1205:Younger Memnon 1202: 1197: 1192: 1187: 1182: 1177: 1175:Papyrus of Ani 1172: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1137: 1132: 1126: 1124: 1116: 1115: 1113: 1112: 1107: 1100: 1095: 1088: 1083: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1047: 1045: 1034: 1028: 1027: 1025: 1024: 1019: 1017:King's Library 1014: 1008: 1006: 1002: 1001: 998:British Museum 994: 993: 986: 979: 971: 965: 964: 955: 952: 950: 949: 929: 918: 889: 883: 866: 860: 845: 839: 821: 792: 786: 761: 759: 756: 753: 752: 750:, p. 201. 740: 725: 709: 683: 671: 659: 643: 641:, p. 202. 628: 626:, p. 203. 616: 604: 592: 570: 558: 546: 534: 517: 516: 514: 511: 508: 507: 505:now be traced. 493: 440: 439: 437: 434: 424: 421: 418: 417: 410: 403: 398: 392: 391: 383: 375: 370: 364: 363: 356: 348: 343: 337: 336: 335:, establishes 329: 322: 317: 311: 310: 307: 304: 297: 263: 260: 248:Vima Kadphises 233: 230: 226:British Museum 205:Charles Masson 196: 193: 185:British Museum 148: 147: 134: 133: 126: 125: 119: 118: 117: 116: 104: 103: 96: 95: 89: 88: 87: 86: 85: 82: 81: 78: 74: 73: 67:British Museum 64: 60: 59: 58:2nd Century AD 56: 52: 51: 50:Height 17.8 cm 48: 44: 43: 40: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2893: 2882: 2879: 2877: 2874: 2872: 2869: 2867: 2864: 2862: 2859: 2857: 2854: 2852: 2849: 2847: 2844: 2843: 2841: 2826: 2823: 2821: 2818: 2816: 2813: 2811: 2810:Bajaur casket 2808: 2806: 2805: 2801: 2799: 2796: 2794: 2791: 2789: 2786: 2784: 2781: 2779: 2776: 2774: 2771: 2769: 2766: 2764: 2761: 2759: 2758:Buner reliefs 2756: 2754: 2751: 2749: 2746: 2744: 2741: 2739: 2736: 2734: 2731: 2730: 2728: 2724: 2714: 2713:Tepe Maranjan 2711: 2709: 2706: 2704: 2701: 2699: 2696: 2694: 2691: 2689: 2686: 2684: 2681: 2679: 2676: 2674: 2671: 2669: 2666: 2662: 2659: 2657: 2654: 2652: 2649: 2648: 2647: 2644: 2643: 2641: 2639: 2634: 2628: 2625: 2623: 2620: 2618: 2615: 2613: 2610: 2608: 2605: 2603: 2600: 2598: 2595: 2593: 2590: 2588: 2585: 2583: 2580: 2578: 2575: 2573: 2570: 2569: 2567: 2565: 2561: 2555: 2552: 2550: 2547: 2545: 2542: 2540: 2537: 2535: 2532: 2530: 2527: 2525: 2522: 2520: 2517: 2515: 2512: 2510: 2507: 2505: 2502: 2500: 2497: 2495: 2492: 2490: 2487: 2485: 2482: 2480: 2479:Butkara Stupa 2477: 2475: 2472: 2470: 2467: 2465: 2462: 2460: 2457: 2455: 2452: 2450: 2447: 2445: 2442: 2440: 2437: 2435: 2434:Sahr-i-Bahlol 2432: 2430: 2427: 2426: 2424: 2421: 2417: 2414: 2410: 2404: 2401: 2399: 2396: 2394: 2391: 2389: 2386: 2384: 2381: 2380: 2378: 2374: 2368: 2365: 2363: 2360: 2358: 2355: 2353: 2350: 2348: 2347:Kushan Empire 2345: 2343: 2340: 2338: 2335: 2333: 2330: 2328: 2325: 2323: 2320: 2318: 2315: 2313: 2310: 2308: 2305: 2304: 2302: 2298: 2294: 2287: 2282: 2280: 2275: 2273: 2268: 2267: 2264: 2252: 2244: 2243: 2240: 2232: 2229: 2227: 2224: 2222: 2219: 2217: 2214: 2212: 2209: 2208: 2206: 2204: 2201: 2199: 2196: 2194: 2191: 2189: 2186: 2184: 2181: 2179: 2176: 2174: 2171: 2170: 2168: 2164: 2154: 2153: 2149: 2147: 2144: 2142: 2139: 2137: 2134: 2132: 2129: 2127: 2124: 2123: 2121: 2117: 2111: 2110: 2106: 2104: 2103: 2099: 2097: 2096: 2092: 2090: 2089: 2085: 2083: 2082: 2078: 2076: 2075: 2071: 2069: 2068: 2064: 2062: 2061: 2057: 2056: 2054: 2052: 2046: 2040: 2037: 2035: 2032: 2030: 2027: 2025: 2024: 2020: 2018: 2015: 2013: 2010: 2008: 2005: 2003: 2000: 1998: 1995: 1993: 1990: 1988: 1985: 1983: 1980: 1978: 1975: 1973: 1970: 1968: 1965: 1963: 1962:Franks Casket 1960: 1958: 1957:Boxwood altar 1955: 1954: 1952: 1950: 1944: 1938: 1935: 1933: 1930: 1928: 1925: 1923: 1920: 1918: 1915: 1913: 1910: 1908: 1905: 1903: 1900: 1898: 1897:Oxus Treasure 1895: 1893: 1892: 1888: 1886: 1883: 1881: 1878: 1876: 1873: 1871: 1868: 1866: 1863: 1861: 1858: 1856: 1853: 1851: 1848: 1846: 1843: 1841: 1838: 1836: 1835:Burney Relief 1833: 1831: 1828: 1826: 1823: 1821: 1820:White Obelisk 1818: 1816: 1813: 1811: 1808: 1806: 1803: 1801: 1798: 1796: 1793: 1791: 1788: 1786: 1783: 1781: 1778: 1776: 1775:Balawat Gates 1773: 1771: 1768: 1766: 1763: 1762: 1760: 1758: 1754: 1748: 1745: 1743: 1740: 1738: 1735: 1733: 1730: 1726: 1723: 1721: 1718: 1716: 1713: 1711: 1708: 1706: 1703: 1701: 1698: 1697: 1695: 1693: 1690: 1688: 1685: 1683: 1680: 1678: 1675: 1673: 1670: 1668: 1665: 1663: 1660: 1658: 1655: 1653: 1650: 1648: 1647:Portland Vase 1645: 1643: 1642:Piranesi Vase 1640: 1638: 1635: 1633: 1632:Pericles bust 1630: 1628: 1625: 1621: 1618: 1616: 1613: 1611: 1608: 1606: 1603: 1602: 1601: 1598: 1596: 1593: 1591: 1588: 1586: 1583: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1575:Mainz Gladius 1573: 1571: 1568: 1566: 1563: 1561: 1558: 1556: 1553: 1551: 1548: 1546: 1543: 1541: 1538: 1536: 1533: 1531: 1528: 1526: 1523: 1521: 1518: 1516: 1513: 1511: 1510:Elgin Marbles 1508: 1506: 1505:Elgin Amphora 1503: 1501: 1498: 1496: 1493: 1491: 1488: 1486: 1483: 1481: 1478: 1476: 1473: 1471: 1468: 1466: 1463: 1461: 1458: 1456: 1453: 1451: 1448: 1446: 1443: 1441: 1438: 1436: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1426: 1423: 1421: 1418: 1416: 1415:Bassae Frieze 1413: 1411: 1408: 1406: 1403: 1401: 1398: 1396: 1395:Armento Rider 1393: 1391: 1388: 1386: 1383: 1381: 1378: 1376: 1373: 1371: 1368: 1367: 1365: 1363: 1357: 1351: 1348: 1346: 1343: 1341: 1340: 1336: 1334: 1331: 1329: 1326: 1324: 1321: 1319: 1316: 1314: 1311: 1309: 1306: 1304: 1301: 1299: 1296: 1294: 1291: 1289: 1286: 1284: 1281: 1279: 1276: 1274: 1271: 1269: 1266: 1264: 1261: 1259: 1256: 1254: 1251: 1249: 1246: 1244: 1241: 1239: 1236: 1234: 1231: 1229: 1226: 1224: 1221: 1220: 1218: 1216: 1212: 1206: 1203: 1201: 1198: 1196: 1193: 1191: 1190:Rosetta Stone 1188: 1186: 1183: 1181: 1180:Prudhoe Lions 1178: 1176: 1173: 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Index


British Museum
London
Wardak is located in Afghanistan
Wardak is located in South Asia
copper
stupa
relic
Wardak Province
Afghanistan
Kharoshthi
relics of the Buddha
British Museum
Asian collection
British
Charles Masson
stupas
Wardak
Kabul
Indian Museum
British Museum
grooves
Kushan
Vima Kadphises
Kanishka I
Huvishka
royalty
monastery
Mahasanghikas
Mathura

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