1S89.] on the Civilization of Ancient India. 147 



is a little move explicit, and records that, during the progress of the 

 explorations, eight coins are discovered, seven of which bore the name 

 of Bazo Deo, or Vasu Deva.* 



Unfortunately no more particular account of these coins has been 

 published. We do not know either the circumstances of their discovery, 

 or their numismatic type, and consequently can draw no positive infer- 

 ence from the fact that they were found. Coins bearing the name of 

 Bazo Deo or Vasu Deva continued to bo struck for a long period, but 

 none of them are earlier than about A. D. 150, f and all we can say is 

 that the discovery of Bsizo Deo coins at Jamalgarhi is perfectly con- 

 sistent with the inferences to be drawn from the style of the sculptures 

 found in that locality, even if it be assumed, which is not proved, that 

 the coins are contemporary with the sculptures. The coins, for all that 

 appears to the contrary, may have been struck in the third century. 



The only other locality where the discovery of coins can be held to 

 afford evidence for fixing the chronology of Gandhara sculpture is 

 Sanghao. The discovery is reported by Major Cole, a good explorer and 

 photographer, but a bad archaaologist, as follows : — 



" The site where the sculptures were dug is perched on a steep 

 spur, and was the first excavation done under my superintendence in 

 January, 1883. The building revealed two distinct periods, and consists 

 of a basement containing small topes, and of a mp&rstrwtwre of plain 

 apartments, built obliquely over the basement, apparently without re- 

 ference to its plan. 



" The sculptures were found in the basement, and belong to the 

 older period ; coins of Kauishka, A. D. 80 to 120, were found in tho 

 superstructure, and belong to the more modern period. "J 



The Kanishka coins were found along with a brass ring in tho so- 

 called 'treasury,' " ill earthen ware jars embedded in the floors at 

 the corners A and B," as shown in the plan.§ 



The sculptures referred to were sent to the Lahore Museum, and 

 form the subject of Plate II of Major Cole's volume of heliogravures. 



A coin of Gondophares was also found somewhere in the same group 

 of buildings.|| Gondophares reigned about A. D. 30, but tho mere fact 

 that a coin of his was found at Jamalgarlri would, at the most, prove 

 * Arehsnol. Rep., Vol. V, p. 194. Tho dato assigned to Bazo Doo in this passage 

 is admittedly erroneous, 



t Gardner, Catalogue of Coins of Greek and Scythic Kings, pp. Hi, 159— 1G1 

 PI. XXIX. 



t Cole, Third Report of the Curator of Ancient Monuments in India, for tho 

 year 1883-84, p. ex. 



§ Cole, Second Report, for 1882-83, p. exx, PI. 3. 

 || Cole, Third Report, p. ex. 

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