The Indian Antiquary

The Indian Antiquary
Cover page of a 1931 edition of The Indian Antiquary
DisciplineNumismatics, Archaeology, Asian history, Folklore, Philology, Anthropology, Indology
LanguageEnglish
Publication details
History1872–1971
Publisher
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Indian Antiqu.
Indexing
ISSN0019-4395
OCLC no.891010482

The Indian Antiquary: A journal of oriental research in archaeology, history, literature, language, philosophy, religion, folklore, &c, &c (subtitle varies) was a journal of original research relating to India, published between 1872 and 1933. It was founded by the archaeologist James Burgess to enable the sharing of knowledge between scholars based in Europe and in India and was notable for the high quality of its epigraphic illustrations which enabled scholars to make accurate translations of texts that in many cases remain the definitive versions to this day. It was also pioneering in its recording of Indian folklore. It was succeeded by The New Indian Antiquary (1938–47) and the Indian Antiquary (1964–71).