Gupta Gold Coins with a Garuḍa-banner

Gupta Gold Coins with a Garuḍa-banner
Author: Ellen M. Raven
Publisher: Gonda Indological Studies
Total Pages: 488
Release: 1994
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

This study focuses on the gold coins featuring the Gupta king with a banner carrying the image of the mythic eagle Garuḍa, the supreme symbol of his power. They belong to five coin types that comprise about sixty percent of the dīnāras struck from the reign of Samudragupta up to and including Skandagupta.

Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas

Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas
Author: Ashvini Agrawal
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1989
Genre: India
ISBN: 9788120805927

Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas is based of the entire source material that has come to light since 1888 when Dr. H.F. Fleet`s epoch-making work was published as Vol. III of the Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum. Far reachinf changes in our knowledge of the history of the Guptas have been taking place in consequence of such discoveries as the Bhitari-Silver Copper Seal of Kumaragupta (1889) the Sarnath Inscriptions on Buddhs Images.

Treasures of the Gupta Empire

Treasures of the Gupta Empire
Author: Sanjeev Kumar
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2024-07-18
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1803277963

A reference for history enthusiasts, scholars and collectors alike, this book offers a comprehensive guide to Gupta Dynasty numismatics. The 2nd edition sees all known Gupta coin issues documented, with updated classifications and notes on their rarity. A revised chronology is presented, using data from coins, inscriptions, seals and copper plates.

Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986

Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service
Total Pages: 1368
Release: 1991
Genre: Genealogy
ISBN:

The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.

South Asian Archaeology, 1989

South Asian Archaeology, 1989
Author: Association of South Asian Archaeologists in Western Europe. International Conference
Publisher:
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1992
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781881094036

Presents 57 papers from the tenth International Conference of South Asian Archaeologists in Western Europe, Musee National des Arts Asiatiques-Guimet, Paris, France, 3-7 July 1989. The text comprises 36 papers on archaeology (early lithic cultures; Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa; settlements and objects of Chalcolithic and Bronze Age cultures; pottery, environmental evidence) and 21 papers on art history (sculpture; paintings; terracottas; coins from the 1st to the 17th centuries AD).

Sarasvatī, Riverine Goddess of Knowledge

Sarasvatī, Riverine Goddess of Knowledge
Author: Catherine Ludvík
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2007
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004158146

Drawing on textual and art historical sources, this book traces the conceptual and iconographic development of the Indian riverine goddess of knowledge Sarasvati from sometime after 1750 B.C.E. to the seventh century C.E.

Portraiture in Early India

Portraiture in Early India
Author: Vincent Lefèvre
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2011-07-12
Genre: Art
ISBN: 900420735X

This book highlights the specificities of Indian portraiture in sculpted and painted images, its relationship with divine images and aims, with the help of textual and epigraphical references, to understand the development of Indian imagery. It questions also the social and religious implications related to this issue.