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This is the image of an inscription located at the great stupa at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India. It belongs to the year 412-13 CE, in the period of the Gupta Emperor Chandragupta II (c. 375 - c. 414 CE) and mentions...

The chaitya facade of Cave 19, Ajanta, north-west Deccan, India. The columned porch, cushion column capitals, and ornate decorative sculpture are typical of Gupta architecture (4-6th century CE). The relief panels show scenes...

The Gupta style Dashavatara temple, Deogarh in Madhya Pradesh, India. 5th-6th Century CE.

The brick shikhara tower of the Hindu temple at Bhitargaon, Uttar Pradesh, northern India. Built in the late 5th century CE during the Gupta reign it is one of the oldest surviving Hindu temple buildings in existence.

This gold coin issued by Emperor Samudragupta (335/350 – 370/380 CE) of the Gupta dynasty shows him playing the vina, an Indian stringed instrument resembling the lyre or lute. The legend on the coin says "Maharajadhiraja-Shri-Samudraguptah”...

The Chaukhandi Stupa was built during the Gupta period (4th and 5th century CE) and is believed to mark the place where the Buddha first met a group of five ascetics (who were later to become his first disciples). Rectangular...

Nalanda was one of the oldest universities of the world and a revered center of learning. It was located in Magadha, modern day Bihar, India and was operational between c. 300-1200 CE. It received patronage from the Gupta Empire...

The Iron Pillar in Qutub Complex, Delhi is a stellar example of advanced metallurgy technology in Gupta Period (circa 320 - 550 CE). The 7 m (23 ft) high pillar was made corrosion resistant. It bears Sanskrit - Brahmi inscriptions...

Iron pillar in the Qutb complex near New Delhi, India from the Gupta period.

A statue of Lord Varaha, the 3rd boar incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Beside the statue is the Earth goddess Bhudevi. This statue is carved from a single block of red sandstone with a height of 11 feet (3.35 meter). Made...