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The Bilingual inscription of Asoka, discovered
near Kandhahar, Afghanistan in 1958, limestone, ht. 54 cm., third century
BC.
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Inscription of 25 lines in archaic Greek characters
in the Bactrian or Kusana language of Kaniska, Surkh Kotal, Afghanistan,
limestone, ht. 112 cm., first century AD. Courtesy: Kabul Museum.
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Inscription on a stele found in the temple of
Kineas, establisher of the city of Ai-khanoum and set up from Clearque
of Gariande, a Greek traveller, 2nd century BC, Kaboul Museum.
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The stupa named "the two-headed eagle", Sirkap,
Taxila, Pakistan, 1st-2nd century AC, (Marshall, 1951).
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The stupa of Manikyala, near Taxila, Pakistan.
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Ruins of the fire altar in the temple of Surkh
Kotal, in situ.
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Ruins of the fire temple in Surkh Kotal, in situ.
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