I have not been able to read the entire text, but it appears to me that part of it reads:

tapāgacchaśrīśrīśrī

ratnaś[e]kharasūri

Mention of tapāgaccha  confirms that the object is a Jaina artifact.

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On 06 May  2016, at 23:00, Nityanand Misra <nmisra@gmail.com> wrote:

I concur with Prof. Olivelle, it seems to be of Jain origins. While not all characters can be made out, but one can note something like श्रीश्रीश्रीरत्नज्ञार[?]वरसूरि in the third and second lines from bottom. श्रीश्रीश्री and सूरि would indicate reference to a Jain saint. 

On 6 May 2016 at 21:24, Olivelle, J P <jpo@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
Hans: you have given only the back of the image, but this looks like a Jain image — many such images are in existence with the same time of inscriptions in the back. Actually, I also have one with a date somewhat later than this. I think Losty, formerly of the British Museum, has published a book containing similar images. I will try to dig that up for you.

Best,

Patrick



On May 6, 2016, at 10:18 AM, Hock, Hans Henrich <hhhock@illinois.edu> wrote:

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

A friend who is not an Indologist has asked for help in assessing an inscription on an object (image attached).

Several questions arise: 1. Does the object look genuine or could it be a fake? 2. Is the Nagari variant compatible with the date of Saṁ 1354 (left vertical column)? 3. Is the language Sanskrit or a Sanskritized form of a different language? 4. Is it possible to figure out the meaning of the inscription (some of the characters are pretty worn down)? 

Looking forward to responses and with all best wishes, 

Hans/Hans Henrich/Hans Henrich Hock

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