156 A. Cunningham —Relics from Ancient Persia. [No. 3, 
crest o£ a royal standard, as the Mahi Mardtib or u Fish standard” has 
come dawn even to our own times as one of the symbols of high position, 
if not of royal rank. Thus the king of Oudh had two fishes carved on the 
gateways of his palace, and also placed a fish on his coins. One of the 
privileges said to have been granted by Kutb-uddin, the first Muhammadan 
king, to the Hindu Princes was the right of hoisting the royal fish standard 
or Main Maratib-lcino, as it is expressed in the books of Mukji the famous 
bard of the Khichi Chauhans. 
Plate XVI. Ornaments. 
No. 1. Earring of solid gold, full size, 48 grains. Author. The pin 
which passed from the back of the head to the feet has been lost. The 
execution of this little figure is much superior in finish to most of the other 
No. 2. Large finger ring in shape of a coiled snake, 176 grains. 
Author. 
No. 3. Small finger ring of similar design, 77 grains. Author. 
Both of these rings are of pale gold. 
No. 4. Gold belt clasp, full size, weighing 486 grains. Author. 
There are two flat loops at the back for the belt to pass through. The 
youthful male head, crowned with a chaplet of ivy leaves, stands out in 
very bold relief. It differs, however, in its workmanship from most of the 
other objects, having been beaten up from behind, instead of being cast in 
a mould. It is therefore a very ancient specimen of repousee work. I 
take the head to be that of Dionysos Kissophoros , or the “ Ivy-crowned 
Dionysus,” and that it must have been the work of some Oriental Greek 
about the time of Alexander the Great. 
Bracelets. 
All the specimens that I have seen were cut up by the finders, the 
plain middle pieces being consigned at once to the melting-pot, and only 
the ornamented ones kept for sale. The specimens in the Plate are all 
from my own collection. 
No. 5. Gold bracelet, full size, ending in ram’s head. 
No. 6. ditto, full size, ending in dog’s head (?) 
No. 7. Spiral gold bracelet, full size, ending in lion’s head. Some 
portions of the spiral coil being left attached to each end, I had the bracelet 
completed by a Simla goldsmith. 
No. 8. Gold bracelet, full size, ending in lion’s head. 
No. 9. Gold bracelet, full size, ending in wild goat’s head. Th e 
top view of the head is also shown, where it will be seen that the tips of 
the horns are made to join so as not to offer any points for catching in the 
dress. 
