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Dinar of Kumaragupta Icirca 414-455

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Small ancient gold coin with raised relief imagery of a standing quadruped, scrolling forms, and a circular dot, worn surface with irregular edges
Gold coin with high-relief die-struck design, featuring a standing female figure at center with a bird, possibly a peacock, at lower left, and Brahmi script characters at upper left, irregular flan with worn edges.

Unknown, Dinar of Kumaragupta I, circa 414-455, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Anna Bing Arnold and Justin Dart, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Dinar of Kumaragupta I
Place Made
India
Date Made
circa 414-455
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 11/16 in. (1.74 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Bing Arnold and Justin Dart
Accession Number
M.77.55.24
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Elephants and Ivories in South Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. The Ideal Image : The Gupta Sculptural Tradition and Its Influence. New York : Asia Society in association with J. Weatherhill, 1978.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1986.