An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s19.t1.5

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But stone and bronze sculptural *ateliers* were very active. While a few Gupta stone sculptures have been found at NĀLANDĀ, and surprisingly elsewhere too in Bihar, the number of the later Pāla sculptures on black stone from Bihar is enormous. Remains of a bronzesmelting furnace have been found at NĀLANDĀ. Stucco was a favourite medium in Gupta and later times. Terracotta art shows no special development, reflecting the continuity from the past, though in equality and variety it is inferior to that of the Maurya-Śuṅga period. Metal objects—copper vessels, antimony rods [18.1] styli [20.5] and pins—outnumber iron objects, but daggers, swords and nails of iron have been discovered at ANTICHAK. The people's love of ornaments continued. We have stone beads of agate, carnelian and other stones, but compared to earlier periods their number is certainly limited.