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Saturday, January 10, 2026

Case file No.8

 

Internal Private Sources Case File No. 8 

No.Stupa NameDona (Donor/Patron) NameArchaeologist / DiscovererFounded / Excavated DateEstablished Date (Approx.)Region FoundedRelics ListCoins (Naga/Art Motif)Present Day StatusRemarksHGT Case Code
233Nandara 2 (Small Tope adjacent to Tope Nandara)-Charles Masson1834 (as dispatched with Darunta finds)-Afghanistan• Egg-shaped stone (intentional deposit)--Listed among “Relics from the topes of Darunta”; noted specifically as adjacent to Nandara I.-
234Bimaran 2 (Tope near Deh Bimaran)-Charles Masson1834 (as dispatched with Darunta finds)-Afghanistan• Large stone box (inscribed lines noted)• Golden casket (without cover) with sculptured figures; small rubies set• Small seal• “Thirty golden ornaments”• Beads (burnt coral, pearls, etc.)• Small stones (incl. heart-shaped; cross form)• 18 stones (sapphire, crystal, etc.)• 4 copper coins--Deposit list is given in Masson’s package memorandum.-
235Bimaran 4 (Small tope behind Deh Bimaran)-Charles Masson1834 (as dispatched with Darunta finds)-Afghanistan• Fragments of silver box• 17 beads (cornelian etc.)• Sundry beads (burnt coral etc.)• Green stone figure of recumbent cow• 6 copper coins--Explicit deposit inventory in Masson memorandum.-
236Bimaran 5 (Jani Tope)-Charles Masson; Martine Honigberger (earlier removal noted)1834 (Masson finds; earlier Honigberger activity noted)-Afghanistan• Small stone box (cover fragmentary)• 1 small gold bead• 1 bead of burnt coral• 16 copper coins--Masson notes the “grand deposit” had already been carried off by M. Martine Honigberger; later coin purchases from individuals also recorded.-
237Chahar Bagh 4-Charles Masson1834 (as dispatched with Darunta finds)-Afghanistan• Stone box• Minute golden reliquary (without cover)• 18 Indo-Scythic [Kushan] copper coins--Deposit inventory explicitly listed in Masson memorandum.-
238Chahar Bagh 5-Charles Masson1834 (as dispatched with Darunta finds)-Afghanistan• Stone box• Fragments of small silver reliquary/box• Tooth of an animal• Fragments of human bone• 1 copper coin--Deposit inventory explicitly listed in Masson memorandum.-
239Hadda 1 (Tope Hadda [1])-Charles Masson1834 (as dispatched with Darunta finds)-Afghanistan• Small stone box• Small silver reliquary/box• Twist of tuz leaf--Deposit inventory explicitly listed in Masson memorandum.-
240Hadda 2 (Tope Hadda [2])-Charles Masson1834 (as dispatched with Darunta finds)-Afghanistan• Fragments of painted bark box• (Pear-shaped bead noted in the list)• 27 copper coins of [Wima] Kadphises--Deposit inventory explicitly listed in Masson memorandum.-
241Hadda 3 (Tope Hadda [3])-Charles Masson1834 (as dispatched with Darunta finds)-Afghanistan• Fragments of large stone box• Beads (incl. 2 crystal; green-hued)• Small shell + fragment of larger shell• Fragment of green stone• 2 vegetable seeds (noted)• Small silver box (lid injured) containing minute golden one• 1 spherical gold bead• 1 pale ruby• Additional bead(s) + seeds (as listed)• 16 copper coins• Spherical black stone--Deposit inventory explicitly listed in Masson memorandum.-
242Hadda 4 (Tope Hadda [4])-Charles Masson1834 (as dispatched with Darunta finds)-Afghanistan• Small golden box with incinerated substance• Fragments of bone box• Masses of sindur [red lead]• Other small golden box with ruby set in gold• Crystal bead; golden bead; vegetable seed (as listed)• 5 copper coins--Deposit inventory explicitly listed in Masson memorandum.-
243Hadda 11 (Tope Hadda [11])-Charles Masson1834 (as dispatched with Darunta finds)-Afghanistan• 7 animal teeth (noted as “camels?”)--Deposit inventory explicitly listed in Masson memorandum.-
244Hadda 10 (Large tope Hadda [10])-Charles Masson1834 (as dispatched with Darunta finds)-Afghanistan• Iron (or iron-gilt) outer container + silver + gold nested reliquaries• Gold reliquary cover crowned with sapphire; encircled with 7 small emeralds (as listed)• Spherical gold/gilt beads; unguents (as listed)• Additional plain silver reliquary with 4 silver Sasanian coins• Large iron vessel half-filled with liquid at discovery; contents included many coins/gems/ornaments (listed in memorandum)--Masson describes a liquid-filled vessel associated with the deposit; list includes Eastern Roman solidi, large groups of Sasanian coins, rings, gems, beads, ornaments, and copper coins (as recorded).-
245Hadda Tepe Kelan (Tumulus Hadda / Hadda Tepe Kelan)-Charles Masson1834 (memorandum context)-Afghanistan• 12 copper coins--Listed as “Tumulus Hadda [Hadda Tepe Kelan]”.-
246Passani tumulus 1-Charles Masson1834 (expenses memorandum dated 9–10–1834 noted)-Afghanistan• Large stone (central)• Human bones--Masson also notes it was “not a tope as strictly understood” and relates it to a cremation-place tradition in his papers.-
247Passani tumulus 3-Charles Masson1834 (memorandum context)-Afghanistan• Large broken earthen jar• Ashes--Masson notes no other deposit beyond ashes in the jar.-
248Passani tumulus 4-Charles Masson1834 (memorandum context)-Afghanistan---Explicitly recorded as producing nothing.-
249Passani tumulus 5 (Large Rashuk Tumulus of Darunta)-Charles Masson27–28–1834 (excavation date noted)-Afghanistan• Few corroded copper coins (summit)• 1 horseman/Azes-family coin (Mujatria-type, noted)• Small spherical stone/marble deposit (central)• Central gumbaz/cupola (decorated; no evident deposit recorded)--Recorded as a “large tumulus”; a domed internal feature is described, with “no evident deposit” beyond the noted items.-
250Surkh Tope-Charles Masson--Afghanistan---Treated as part of the Darunta group; associated with a nearby “group of tumuli near Surkh Tope,” one examined yielding no token.-


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