The Lakulisa Mathura Pillar Inscription is a 4th-century CE Sanskrit inscription in early Gupta script related to the Shaivism tradition of Hinduism. Discovered near a Mathura well in north India, the
Mathura Pillar Inscription of Chandragupta II Gupta Era 61
The inscribed pillar recording the installation of two Shiva Lingas by Udita Acharya in the "year 61 following the era of the Guptas in the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya, son of Samudragupta" (380 CE). Rangeshwar Temple. Mathura Museum No. 29.1931. The end of the inscription is visible on the corner to the left.
Detail of early Gupta relief, Lakulisa Mathura Pillar.
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Gupta art is the art of the Gupta Empire, which ruled most of northern India, with its peak between about 300 and 480 CE, surviving in much reduced form until c. 550. The Gupta period is generally reg
Lakulisa Mathura Pillar Inscription
…sins and the five minor sins. And may divine Danda be always victorious, whose staff is terrific and who is the foremost leader. Significance Detail of early Gupta relief, Lakulisa Mathura Pillar. The inscription mentions Chandragupta II, and is the earliest from the Gupta era that can be confidently established. The…
Standing Buddha of the art of Mathura. Gupta Empire period, circa 5th century CE. Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidential Palace, New Delhi, India.
One of the earliest dated Gupta statues, a Bodhisattva derived from the Kushan style of Mathura art, inscribed "year 64" of the Gupta era, 384 CE, Bodh Gaya.
Vishnu, 5th century, Mathura
Standing Buddha, Mathura