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Sarnath Buddha Image of the Time of Kumaragupta II

An image of a standing Buddha. No dimensions reported.

Object URI
OB00035
History details
Discovered by Hargreaves along with %O-0037 and %O-0038 during excavations in 1914-15.
Created
Place
Sārnāth
Recorded
Place
Sārnāth
Date
1914-15
Stored
Place
Sarnath Museum
Date
1983

Sarnath Buddha Image Inscription of the Time of Kumaragupta II

Inscription URI
IN00039
Extent
78 cm width x 40 cm height
Decoration
None.
Edition
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varṣa-śate guptānāṃ sa-catuḥ-paṃcāśad-uttare bhūmiṃ
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