File:India, Chandragupta II, Gupta Period - Coin with Figure of an Archer - 1977.62 - Cleveland Museum of Art.jpg
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Summary
anonymous: Coin with Figure of an Archer (reverse)
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English: Coin with Figure of an Archer (obverse), and with Figure of the Indian goddess of good fortune, Shri, seated on a lotus (reverse) |
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coin  |
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| Description |
English: The rulers of the Gupta dynasty unified northern India under native rule for the first time since the Maurya empire (323-185 bc). The Guptas named themselves after Chandragupta, the founder of the Maurya dynasty. This coin of Chandragupta II, who ruled from around ad 380 to 415, depicts a divine archer holding a bow and arrow. On the reverse is the Indian goddess of good fortune, Shri, seated on a lotus. |
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between 380 and 415 / circa |
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gold |
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| Dimensions | Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indian and Southeast Asian Art |
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| Accession number |
1977.62 |
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| Place of creation | India, Chandragupta II, Gupta Period, late 4th-early 5th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16:11, 8 November 2021 |  | 10,992 × 5,496 (30.94 MB) | Yann | == {{int:filedesc}} == =={{int:filedesc}}== {{Artwork |artist = |author = |title = {{en|Coin with Figure of an Archer (obverse), and with Figure of the Indian goddess of good fortune, Shri, seated on a lotus (reverse)}} |description = {{en|The rulers of the Gupta dynasty unified northern India under native rule for the first time since the Maurya empire (323-185 bc). The Guptas named themselves after Chandragupta, the founder of the Maurya dynasty. This coin of Chandragupta II, who rul... |
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