The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s6.4
The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c9.s6.4
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The lute of Samudragupta is markedly different from its modern counterpart, which has a straight, long and narrow sounding board with a gourd at one or both ends. The lute of this type goes back to the Pāla sculptures. The lute of Samudragupta, which had a hollow belly covered with a board of seven strings, is similar to this instrument as we find it in early sculptures at Bharhut, Besnagar and Amaraoti.¹