| 词条 | Vishnu Nicolo Seal | |||
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The Vishnu Nicolo Seal is a famous seal (1.4 inches by 1.05 inch) from the Indian subcontinent, dated to the 4th-6th century CE. It is now located in the British Museum. The seal depicts the four-armed god Vishnu, being prayed by a devotee. Vishnu holds his classical attributes: the gada club, the chakra discus, the wheel and the lotus.[1][2] The seal was first reported by Alexander Cunningham in The Numismatic Chonicle of 1893.[1][2] Cunningham, saw in the devotee the Kushan ruler Huvishka, based on the similarity of the headdress.[2] More recent research, however, has permitted the complete deciphering of the seal by Ghirshman and given a different interpretation of the scene. The text on the seal is said to be the Kushan script and mentions three major Hindu gods: {{quote|"Miarka Yasna Oezo" meaning:"Mihira, Vishnu, Shiva"|Text of the Nicolo seal.[2][3]}} This recent research also identified the devotee, not with Huvishka, but with a Huna king.[2][4] The seal also suggest that a composite cult of the three deities Surya (another name for Mihira, meaning "Sun"), Vishnu and Shiva was current in India circa 500 CE.[2] References1. ^1 1893 Numismatic Chonicle [https://archive.org/details/numismaticchron29britgoog p.126] 2. ^1 2 3 Buddhism in Central Asia, by Baij Nath Puri, Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1987, [https://books.google.com/books?id=sluKZfTrr3oC&pg=PA131 p.131-132] 3. ^Religion and Society in Ancient India, Pranabananda Jash - 1984, p.304 4. ^1 2 Śaivāgamas: A Study in the Socio-economic Ideas and Institutions of Kashmir (200 B.C. to A.D. 700) V. N. Drabu, Indus Publishing, 1990 [https://books.google.com/books?id=vEKkuLQUza8C&pg=PA201 p.201] 4 : Asian objects in the British Museum|Vaishnavism|Seals (insignia)|Individual hardstone carvings |
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