Saunkh
Town in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Saunkh, often spelled as Sonkh, is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1]
Saunkh | |
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Town | |
| Saunkh | |
  Saunkh  Saunkh | |
| Coordinates: 27.395°N 77.494°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Mathura |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,556 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 281123 |
| Website | npsonkh |
Archaeology
The site is well-known for archaeological excavations led by Herbert Härtel in 1969-70.[2] Numerous artefacts recovered from Sonkh are visible in the Mathura Museum.[3] Stratigraphical analysis at Sonkh and other sites has shown that the area of Mathura was almost undeveloped and Mathura was mostly a hamlet before the Mauyra era.[4]
Coins of the Mitra dynasty were found in Sonkh, corresponding to layers dated to about 150-50 BCE, at a time when the Indo-Greeks ruled over the region.[5] The earliest Mitra coins are those of Gomitra (150-50 BCE).[5]
Salabhanjika sculpture
Sonkh Matrika statuette
Sonkh bronze image of Kubera and Hariti. Kushan period
Naga Noble Man Coming Out of Crocodile Jaws. Circa 100 CE
Fragment of Beam Showing Fish-tailed Elephant with Stalked Lotus in His Trunk. Circa 100 CE
