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1 Pagoda - Madakeri Nayaka I
| Issuer | Chitradurga Nayak kingdom (Indian Hindu Dynasties) |
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| Year | 1565-1602 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Facing stylized deity figure, likely Venkateshvara or a local form of Vishnu, rendered in bold relief in the characteristic South Indian hammered idiom. The figure wears an ornate crown surmounted by a row of prominent globular ornaments, with similar globular motifs arranged symmetrically around the field. The face is depicted frontally with schematic features, and the torso is adorned with multiple rows of large circular jewelled ornaments or gems. The entire design is executed in a highly conventionalized, deeply struck style typical of Nayaka-period gold pagodas. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a multi-line inscription in Devanagari script arranged within a grid or panel framework of raised lines, a layout characteristic of South Indian Nayaka coinage. The text reads 'Shri Madakeri Nayaka', identifying the issuing ruler. The letters are boldly incised in a square angular style consistent with 16th-century Devanagari epigraphy, filling the central field, with the surrounding border defined by the irregular hammered flan edge. |
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| Reverse lettering | श्री मदकेरी नायक |
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