Pataliputra capital

Pataliputra capital
Pataliputra palace capital (front and left-side view), early Maurya Empire period, 3rd century BCE. Another modern photograph of the capital.
Material	Unpolished buff sandstone
Size	Height: 85 cm Width: 123 cm Weight: 1,800 lbs (900 kg)
Period/culture	3rd Century BCE
Discovered	25°36′07″N 85°10′48″E
Place	Bulandi Bagh, Pataliputra, India.
Present location	Patna Museum, India
Excavation site (Patna, India)

The Pataliputra capital is a monumental rectangular capital with volutes and Classical Greek designs, that was discovered in the palace ruins of the ancient Mauryan Empire capital city of Pataliputra (modern Patna, northeastern India). It is dated to the 3rd century BCE.