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Treasure recovered successful Lakkundi of Gadag territory which comprised chiefly golden ornaments is estimated to beryllium astatine slightest 500-600 years old.
Members of the Treasure Evaluation Committee led by archaeologist H.S. Krishna Murthy verified and evaluated the golden ornaments successful Gadag connected Tuesday, earlier coming retired with their appraisal connected the property of the ornaments.
“After verification of the size and plan of the 466 grams of golden ornaments recovered successful Lakkundi, it is estimated that they whitethorn beryllium of the property of Vijayanagar empire. The communal nationalist did not usage ornaments having faces of lion and keertimukh (face of glory). They look to beryllium ornaments made for offering to a pistillate deity,” Mr. Krishna Murthy told presspersons.
Crores worth
“In the aureate ornaments we person recovered pearls, emerald and bluish sapphire. According to the complaint of gold, the worth of the ornaments volition beryllium ₹80 lakh. However, since they are ancient, the worth volition beryllium 10 times more,” helium said.
After golden ornaments weighing astir a fractional a kilogram were recovered successful a instrumentality during excavation for renovation of a location beryllium to the Ritti household successful Lakkundi colony of Gadag taluk connected January 10, the State authorities constituted the five-member committee led by Mr. Krisnha Murthy to measure the property of the treasure.
Found by Rittis
The treasure, kept successful a copper instrumentality (charige/ tambige), was recovered astatine a extent of 5 feet erstwhile workers were excavating for laying the instauration of the location being built by the Ritti family.
Prajwal Ritti was the archetypal to announcement the instrumentality with astir half-a-kilogram of golden ornaments. Subsequently, helium and his household members handed it implicit to the section administration. The quality of treasure being recovered successful Lakkundi caught the attraction of the full country.
An excavation is already nether mode adjacent Kote Virabhadreshwar Swami Temple successful Lakkundi wherever assorted Neolithic relics person been found.
