| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Achaeological Museum, Goa |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | GM-GAM-GO-753000 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Hero Stone |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Sculpture - प्रतिमा |
| Dynasty /वंश | N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Period / तारीख/युग | Early Medieval - प्रारम्भिक मध्य काल |
| Style / शैली | N.A. - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | Bethki village, Bisoli Taluka, Goa as recorded in the Accession Register. which could be corrected as Ponda Taluka |
| Material / सामग्री | Basalt - असिलक्ष्म |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | NA |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | Displayed in Gallery |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Goa |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
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| Length(cm) / लंबाई | 96 |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | 40 |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | |
| Weight(gm) / भार | 0.0 |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | 11 |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | Inscribed Viragal slab with three sculptured panels illustrate voluntary immolation of a Hero by fire representing the hero seated with folded hands amidst the flames. Musician on the left side and a person in an adoring attitude accompany the act of self immolation. In the middle panels the hero is being lifted to heaven by four apsaras celestial damsels , two of them have chamaras in their hands. The upper most panel depicts the hero on his way to heaven on horseback in place of his usual seat in heaven. The top portion of the slab replicates a two tiered south Indian temple sikhara superstructure . |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | Good condition. |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | |
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