Potpourri of Artifacts
An assorted collection of historical and cultural artifacts from the Indian subcontinent.
Page Last Updated: August 20, 2024
Pre-historic Rock Paintings The pre-historic rock paintings of Madhya Pradesh are 5000 to 20000 years old. Kamat wonders on the meaning of some of the paintings while narrating their value |
Ordinary Heroes Memorials erected for brave men and women in a new research report. |
Vintage Advertisements Showcase of old and successful advertisements from India. Includes advertisements for clothing, telephones, vehicles, and condiments. |
Jain Monuments A survey of Jain monuments scattered all over the state of Karnataka. |
Hero-stones of India The Mahasati and other hero-stones provide time-capsules of ancient India. |
Monochrome Marvels Till Kamat presented his scholarly analysis of this rapidly vanishing art form, nobody recognized Kavi art as an art form. Nothing has been done since then. |
Indian Postage Stamps Sample the flavor of India through her philatelic paraphernalia |
Indian Coins and Currencies |
Indian Weaponry Collection of weapons depicted in ancient Indian paintings, artifacts, and sculptures. |
Indian Antiques |
Indian Antiques, Collect bibles and Artifacts
- Sati stone belonging to the Bhil tribe, Chindawada
- 100 Years of Railways to Doon Valley
- 1971 Cricket Victories of Indian Team
- A grand four-storied hero-stone of the Vijayanagar period
- A group of grantite pillars, Pachmaddi
- A Group of Memorials at Barsur in Bastar
- A heap of wooden memorials at Pachmadi in Central India
- A hero in the forest
- A Hero-stone from Karnataka
- A Memorial Gata of the Bhil Tribe
- A Memorial of Madhya Pradesh
- A Painted Illustration from a Palm-leaf Manuscript
- A Painted Slab Memorial, Madhya Pradesh
- A panel of a wooden memorial in Central India
- A Silver Kettle
- A Swiss-made watch with Hindu Motifs
- A Temple Sculpture Depicts Two Saints Accosting a Courtesan
- Abstract Memorials for the Dead
- Address Written in Kannada
- An Ancient Kannada Inscription
- An Earthen Memorial of Bastar District
- An Example of Nishidhi Stone
- Ancient Areka Nut Cracker
- Ancient Indian Coins made with Lead
- Ancient Texts and Manuscripts
- Antique Chair -- Probably Berhampur
- Artifacts of Heritage
- Ba-Bapu -- The Gandhi Couple
- Beauty in Utility - Embroidered Game Board
- Blue-print of Sculptures on Palm-leaf
- Brass Artifacts
- Brassware of a Village Temple
- Carved Wooden Pillar in the Village of Gidam
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
- Clash of the Swords
- Coin of Mogul king Shah Alum
- Coin of Takshashila (Taxila)
- Coins from Ancient India
- Coins of Karnataka
- Composer Shyama Shastri
- Constantinople Coin, Hijera (1200 A.D.)
- Cricketer C.K. Nayudu
- Dancing Girls
- Depiction of a Hero -- Rock Shelter Painting
- Description of a Battle
- Dilapidated Kadata Document (Paper Document)
- Emperor Chandragupta Maurya
- Fantastic Mythical Animals
- First Day Cover of Mangroves Stamps
- Gandhi Centenary 1869-1969
- General Zorawar Singh (1786-1841 A.D.)
- Geometrical Designs of Palm Leaf
- Geometrical Designs on Palm Leaf
- Geometrical patterns on palm-leaf
- Gold Coin of Hijera Kings (1353 A.D.)
- Gold Coin of Sultan Adil Hijora, 1198 A.D.
- Gold Panum, South India
- Golden Bud Ornament
- Handle of an Ancient Sword
- Hanging Lamp
- Hero Fighting a Tiger
- Hero of a Stone Memorial in Barsur Village
- Hero with Shield
- Hero-stone Depicting Men Fighting Battle To Defend Cows and Women
- Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Memorials
- Hyder Ali's Currency (Gold)
- Illustrated Manuscript
- Illustrated Manuscript ''Sougandhika Parinaya''
- Illustrated Memorials of Madhya Pradesh
- Illustrations of Churapanchasika
- Indian Antiques
- Indian Coins and Currencies
- Indian International Stamp Exhibition
- Indian Postage Stamp Honoring Art of Jamini Roy
- Indian Postage Stamps
- Indian Weapons Database
- Industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani
- Industrialist Jamsetji Tata (1838-1904)
- Institution of Engineers, India
- Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary
- Jayaprakash Narayan
- Keshav Chandra Sen
- King Trivikram and The Betal
- Konkani Traditional Jewelry
- Lady Offers Delicacies to Husband
- Lady with a Lamp and Bird
- Letterings on a Hero-stone
- Loga -- a very brave dog
- Lord Vishnu of Tumkur
- Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan
- Memorials of Madhya Pradesh
- Memorials of Madhya Pradesh - Distribution
- Memorials of Madhya Pradesh - Installation
- Memorials of Madhya Pradesh - References
- Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
- Music Maestro Tansen
- Muthuswami Dikshitar ( 1775-1835)
- Mythical Figure from an Astrological Text
- Non-Illustrated Memorials of Madhya Pradesh
- Origins of Memorials in India
- Pages from a Palm Leaf Manuscript
- Palm Leaf Illustration
- Palm Leaf Text
- Panchatantra on Postage
- Peacocks in the Forest
- Picture of Akkanagamma
- Pillar Memorial of Tamiya
- Poet Ameer Khusru (1253-1325)
- Portrait of Annadurai
- Portuguese Surrender Goa, 1961
- Prayer Offerings
- Precious Stones and Golden Artwork
- President's Message for Haripura Congress Convention
- Queen Shantala's mother Machikabbe
- Raja Annamalai Chettiyar (1881-1948)
- Republic of India, 1950
- S. M. Zamin Ali
- Samarth Ramdas
- Sanskrit Palm-leaf Text
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Scottish Church College, Kolkota
- Sculpted & Painted Memorials of Madhya Pradesh
- Shiva with a Mace
- Sieve and Pounding Stick
- Soldiers fighting with swords and plates
- Sources of History
- Sritatwanidhi Illustrated Manuscript
- Stamp Commemorating the Festival of India
- Stamp Commemorating XIII Olympiad
- Stamps of Portuguese India
- Stamps on Medicinal Plants of India
- Steam Engine
- Tagore Stamp
- The design and decorations of palm-leaf texts
- The Five Pronged Arati
- The Hero and his Wife
- The Hero of a Memorial, Pachmadi
- The Hero of Nelavagilu -- hero-stone, Nelavagilu
- The Hero-stones
- The Pakhawaz Percussion Instrument
- The Royal Elephant Ride
- The Snake Lover
- The Sword of Tippu Sultan
- Tilak's Release Certificate, 1898
- Traditional Indian Footwear with Studded Precious Stones
- Two Annas Issued in Egypt
- Vetra Memorials of South Gujarat
- Vijayanagar Coin (Gold), Medieval Deccan
- Warriors, Bhimbetaka Rock Painting
- Weapons - Prehistoric Hunters
- When it Pours in Bombay
- William Carey (1761-1834)
- Wooden Memorial, Meghnath
- Wooden Memorials for the Dead
- Wooden Memorials of Madhya Pradesh
- Wooden memorials of the Korku tribe, Pachmadi
- Yaudheya or Kuninda Period Coin
- Yudhajitu and Sage Bharadhwaj Argue
For Researchers of Indian History
- Kamat Potpourri presents a grand archive of historical artifacts from India in a timeless collection -- The Timeless Theater CD-ROM. Now also available in fine book stores.
- Numerous pictures of hero-stones, memorials, inscriptions and ancient texts are now online at Kamat PictureSearch.