246 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. ct. 



The inscription of the two areas forms a verse in the metre Mujtass, 

 each area containing one hemistich.* 



3. From J. C. Leupolt, Esq., C. S., Some earthen Medallions 

 bearing inscriptions and a bronze figure of Buddha. 



Mr. Leupolt forwarded the following Memo. : — 



" Whilst in charge of Sub-Division Kasia in Gorak'hptir District, 

 I had the supervision of the excavations made on the part of Govern- 

 ment at the Buddhist remains situated in and about Kasia village. It 

 was only during the months of May and June and a part of July last, 

 that I was able to carry on the work. A description of the ruins and 

 remains, &c, can be found in General Cunningham's Report of the 

 Archeological Survey for the season of 1861-62, A. D., paras. 174, &c. 



u The mound to the east is a large stufa. Into this I sank a well. 

 The digging was rather difficult, as the labourers had to cut through 

 layers of brickwork ; between the bricks, which were very large, mud 

 had been used instead of mortar. After digging some fifteen feet from 

 the top, a small square aperture reaching to a level with the ground was 

 found. I continued the excavations some twelve to fifteen feet lower, 

 but was then compelled to desist as the rains had commenced, and there 

 was some three to four feet of water in the hole. To have drawn off 

 the water would have been of no use, as the daily rains would have 

 again filled it up. In digging round about this mound, and in the 

 mound itself between the interstices of the brickwork, a number of 

 small baked earthen biscuit-like things were found, of which I forward 

 a number ; I have been unable to get any body to decipher what is 

 printed on them." 



" Close to the mound was found a small bronze or brass image of 

 Budh, I believe, which I forward also. At the ruins to the north 

 not much work was done. The debris from one part of a circular 

 stufa was removed, and the remains of walls some three feet in height 

 with the floors of the rooms some five feet underground were dis- 

 covered. These rooms are similar to those found at Saronath near 

 Benares, and appear to be portions of a monastery. As in the com- 

 mencement of July I was removed from the 'Azhngarh District, I was 



* The second hemistich has in Hie second foot three long syllables for an 



ionicus a minori (v kj ). Thus wc have hameshabd mafa'ilun o — o — , 



da bar ru maf ulun , ya silckae mafa'ilun o — o — , Idhiir fa'lan . 



