Metadata
Object ID OB00051
Title Damodarpur Copper Plate of Xgupta
Subtitle
Inscription(s) IN00056
Child Object
Parent Object
Related Objects OB00024 OB00026 OB00040 OB00042
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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
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Place
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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.
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