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    The Vishnu nicolo seal is a "finely engraved" oval agate seal (1.4 inches by 1.05 inch) from the Gandhara region, dated to the 4th century CE. Since 1892...
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    Vishnu (/ˈvɪʃnuː/ VISH-noo; Sanskrit: विष्णु, lit. 'The Pervader', IAST: Viṣṇu, pronounced [ʋɪʂɳʊ]), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal...
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    The Vishnu Nicolo Seal may depict Vāsudeva, holding the attributes of the gada club, the chakra discus, the wheel and the lotus, rather than Vishnu. 4th...
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    Vishnu Nicolo Seal representing Vishnu with a worshipper (probably Mihirakula), 4th–6th century CE. The inscription in cursive Bactrian reads: "Mihira...
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    Art Seated Buddha from Gandhara Stamp seal (BM 119999) Statue of Tara The Great Wave off Kanagawa Vishnu Nicolo Seal Wardak Vase Greece and Rome Aegina Treasure...
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    Engraved gem (category Seals (insignia))
    glyptic art covers the field of small carved stones, including cylinder seals and inscriptions, especially in an archaeological context. Though they were...
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    ISBN 978-1-58839-126-1. "Seal British Museum". The British Museum. "a Sasanian prince is represented adoring before the Indian god Vishnu" in Herzfeld, Ernst...
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    Vishnu Nicolo Seal representing Vishnu with a worshipper (probably Mihirakula), 4th–6th century CE. The inscription in cursive Bactrian reads: "Mihira...
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    headdress. Artificial cranial deformation clearly visible. Vishnu Nicolo Seal representing Vishnu with a worshipper (probably Mihirakula), 4th–6th century...
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    Art Seated Buddha from Gandhara Stamp seal (BM 119999) Statue of Tara The Great Wave off Kanagawa Vishnu Nicolo Seal Wardak Vase Greece and Rome Aegina Treasure...
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