Copper Plaque
Title | Copper Plaque |
Title2 | Copper Plaque |
Museum Name | Allahabad Museum, Allahabad |
Gallery Name | NA |
Object Type | Archaeological Collection |
Main Material | Copper |
Manufacturing Technique | Moulding |
Main Artist | Not Known |
Artist's Nationality | Indian |
Author | NA |
Country | India |
Provenance | Not Known |
Origin Place | Not Known |
Find Place | Jhusi, Allahabad,Uttar Pradesh |
Scribe | NA |
Style | NA |
School | Not Known |
Patron/Dynasty | NA |
Period / Year of Work | 2nd Century BCE |
Inscription | No |
Tribe | NA |
Costume | NA |
Culture | NA |
Dimensions | 2.5 x 1.9 cms |
Detailed Description | This copper plaque bears an exquisitely carved scene on it. On the top surface there is a chaitya, very much resembling the stone chaityas of South India. A king is seen close to the chaitya. Perhaps he is going away after making offering. In the second compartment below, the king is shown riding a chariot drawn by horses and proceeding towards his palace. It is probably a Buddhist subject. Curiously enough the site of Jhusi has not yielded a single Buddhist object so far. It is possible that the plaque was imported to Jhusi from some other Buddhist centre. |
Brief Description | This copper plaque bears a chaity scene. |