| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| Object ID | OB00051 |
| Title | Damodarpur Copper Plate of Xgupta |
| Subtitle | |
| Inscription(s) | IN00056 |
| Child Object | |
| Parent Object | |
| Related Objects | OB00024 OB00026 OB00040 OB00042 |
| Responsibility | |
| Author | |
| Metadata recorded by | Dániel Balogh |
| Authority for metadata | |
| Metadata improved by | Dániel Balogh |
| Authoriy for improved | |
| Description | |
| Material | Metal / copper |
| Object Type | Plate |
| Dimensions: | |
| Width | 16.2 |
| Height | 9.8 |
| Depth | |
| Weight | 263 |
| Details | A single plate without raised rims. The upper corner of the proper left side is lost, and both sides are damaged in places by corrosion. A seal is attached to the centre of the proper right edge. It is oval in shape (5 cm tall and 4.1 cm wide), divided into two parts by a double horizontal line in relief. The upper side bears a trident in relief; the lower side is inscribed. |
| History | |
| Created: | |
| Date | |
| Place | Dāmodarpur |
| Other ancient history | |
| Found: | |
| Date | |
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| Other modern history | |
| Latest: | |
| Date | 1980 |
| Place | Varendra Research Museum |
| Authority | Bhandarkar, D. R. (1981). Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Volume III: Inscriptions of the Early Gupta Kings (Revised Edition). Edited by Bahadur Chand Chhabra and Govind Swamirao Gai. New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India. |
| Details | Found in 1915 in Dāmodarpur (Bangladesh, Dinājpur district) along with OB00024, OB00026, OB00040 and OB00042 while clearing away a mound of earth between two tanks. |
| Notes | |