Shiva and Vishnu Rare sculpture and Gupta Dynasty

Lord Shiva as Nataraja. 850-1250 CE
Bronze, #CholaDynasty Statue,
Metropolitan Museum New York.
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A four-faced Bhagwan Shiva's Mukhalinga, 10th century, from Nepal, currently in Asian Art Museum. 

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A #GuptaDynasty one-faced Bhagwan Shiva's Mukhalinga, Bhumara, Madhya Pradesh.

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Copper plate is a record documenting a donation in the reign of king BudhaGupta (c. CE 477–88) of the #GuptaDynasty. 

Bhagwan Vishnu as Bhagwan Varāha, detail showing the earth goddess carried on the god's tusk. #GuptaDynasty CE 400

A #GuptaDynasty coin depicting The Great King Chandragupta II( Vikramaditya) ,now in the British Museum, London. 

A rare #GuptaDynasty gold coin of KumarGupta 415-455 AD now in the British Museum, London.

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A historic map of #GuptaEmpire and #IndoGreeksKingdom. c.250-550 CE.

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India in 1760.

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Map of #GuptaEmpire: AD 400.

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Asia: 800 AD.

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Coin of Samudragupta of #GuptaEmpire, the great warrior, known as "Indian Napoleon".

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Iron Pillar of #QutubComplex Delhi, erected by Chandragupta II Vikramaditya the Great of #GuptaEmpire

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The Iron Pillar weighs over 6,000 kg, Originally been erected in what is now Udayagiri in approximately 402 AD.

Krishna Killing the Horse Demon, from Gupta period, 5th c.CE.

Now in #MetropolitanMuseum.

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1300 yrs old Silver bowl from Khwarezm, Iran depicting Goddess Durga on Lion.

Now in British Museum.

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Gold coin of Samrat Samudra Gupta of #GuptaEmpire,

c.335-375 CE. Wt:7.85 gm, Dia.:20 mm.

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Meditating Bhagwan Buddha from the Gupta era, 5th century CE., Sarnath Museum.

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A rare one-faced Mukhalinga from #GuptaDynasty, Udayagiri Cave No:4, Vidisha, MP.

4th-5th Century.

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1650 Yrs old Dhaneswar Khera Buddha with Sanskrit inscription. #GuptaDynasty

Now in #BritishMuseum

#BringOurGodsHome 

Borobudur Temple, Jave.

The building’s design in #GuptaEmpire architecture reflects India's influence on the region

Gold coin of #GuptaEmpire,

KumaraGupta I offering grapes to peacock & Bhagwan Kartikeya seated on a peacock. 

#GuptaEmpire was D longest of major empires extending for nearly 3 Cent..This period known as D Golden Age of India.

1650 yrs old Buddha statue in Gupta Temple, Sanchi. built during the period of the #GuptaEmpire.

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Ruins of the 1500 Yrs old Temple at newly declared #UnescoWHS Nalanda, built by Narasimhagupta of #GuptaEmpire.

Map showing origin and diffusion of Chess from India to Rest of the World.

Chess was developed in the #GuptaEmpire in around the c 550 CE.