Lion Capital of Ashoka

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lion_Capital_of_Ashoka

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:sculpture
gptkbp:adoptedAsNationalEmblem	26 January 1950
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:commissionedBy	gptkb:Ashoka
gptkbp:country	gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateCreated	circa 250 BCE
gptkbp:depictedIn	Indian currency official documents of India
gptkbp:features	circular abacus four Asiatic lions Dharma Chakra (wheel of law) sculpted animals (bull, horse, lion, elephant)
gptkbp:height	2.15 meters
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage	gptkb:Brahmi_script
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Sarnath_Museum
gptkbp:material	polished sandstone
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:Sarnath
gptkbp:symbolizes	power, courage, confidence, pride
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:Sarnath
gptkbp:usedAs	gptkb:national_emblem_of_India
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Emblem_of_India gptkb:Seal_of_the_Delhi_High_Court gptkb:State_Emblem_of_India gptkb:Ashoka_Chakra gptkb:Maurya_Empire gptkb:Seal_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Lion Capital of Ashoka