The Age of the Imperial Guptas c7.80
The Age of the Imperial Guptas c7.80
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c7.80
A class of terra cotta plaques, so long surmised to be representations of the goddesses of Fertility, Fecundity or the mother goddess, can now be recognised as representations of Śiva and Durgā. The terra cotta plaques in the collection of Major B. D. Basu, I.M.S. (retired) when compared with the stone figure of Śiva and Durgā dedicated by Mahārāja Bhīmavarman in G.E., 139 prove the truth of this statement.¹