Girdle segment

Unknown Artist100/100

National Museum - New Delhi
New Delhi , India

The pieces might have been part of a waist girdle comprising three horizontal rows of four fishes made of thin sheet gold stamped with a design of fish scales. Holes are pierced in their mouth and tails for the cords to pass through.

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Title: Girdle segment
Creator: Unknown Artist
Date: 100/100
Location: Taxila, Sirkap
Physical Dimensions: Gold
Accession Number: 49.262/14

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