OB00003 Nalanda Plate of Samudragupta

Author: Anon.

Nālandā, Bihār. Satellite view of archaeological site and adjacent areas (Wikimapia).

Nālandā, Bihār. Central stūpa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nālandā, Bihār. Copper-plate of Samudragupta.

Community: Gupta epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
December 7, 2018
OB00002 Eran Stone of Samudragupta

Author: Anon.

Eran, Madhya Pradesh. Satellite view (Wikimapia).

Eran, Madhya Pradesh. Ruins of the site in the late 19th century. (© British Library)

 

No image of the inscribed slab has been traced (11/2019) but sculptures datable to the 4th century have been found on the site.

 

Community: Gupta epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
December 7, 2018
OB00091 Gwalior Stone of Mihirakula

Author: Anon.

Gwalior (ग्वालियर). Stone of Mihirakula.

File:Gwalior fort panorama.jpg

A stone slab with the left edge damaged. Part of its bottom side has also been cut away and lost after it was found but before it was delivered to the Indian Museum, Kolkata, possibly to adjust its size for fixing in some other building.

Community: Gupta epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
October 19, 2018
IN00100 Gwalior Stone Inscription of Mihirakula

Author: J. F. Fleet

Seven lines of text are extant. The first 2-3 characters of each line is lost. Much of the seventh line is also broken away along with lines 8 and 9, but these were extant and had been copied when the inscription was first noticed by scholars.

Community: Gupta epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
October 16, 2018