Gupta period (350 – 650): 32 works at The Met

Period32 works350 – 650

Collection Summary

Works Held	32
Date Range	350 – 650
Primary Department	Asian Art (32)
Most Common Form	Sculpture (30)
Cultures Represented	10
Public Domain	32 works (100%)

Works by Century

4th century

5th century

6th century

Forms & Classifications

Sculpture

Metalwork

Jewelry

Cultures Represented

India · 17 India (Uttar Pradesh) · 3 India (Madhya Pradesh) · 3India (probably Uttar Pradesh) · 2India (Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh) · 2North or West India · 1India (Bihar) · 1 India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura) · 1India (probably Bihar) · 1India (Bengal) or Bangladesh · 1

Works Index

Title	Classification	Date	Origin
Box fragment	Sculpture	ca. 5th century	North or West India
Ear plug	Sculpture	ca. 5th century	India
Figure	Sculpture	ca. 5th century	India
Head	Sculpture	ca. 5th–6th century	India
Head	Sculpture	ca. second half of the 4th century	India
Coin	Jewelry	ca. 376–414	India
Bust	Sculpture	5th–6th century	India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
Capital	Sculpture	5th–6th century	India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura)
Figure	Sculpture	5th century	India
FIgure	Sculpture	5th century	India (Uttar Pradesh)
Head	Sculpture	5th century	India
Head	Sculpture	5th century	India
Head fragment	Sculpture	5th century	India
Headless figure	Sculpture	first quarter of the 5th century	India (Uttar Pradesh)
Linga	Sculpture	first half of the 5th century	India (Madhya Pradesh)
Plaque	Sculpture	5th century	India
Plaque fragment	Sculpture	5th century	India
Plaque fragment	Sculpture	5th century	India (probably Uttar Pradesh)
Relief	Sculpture	5th century	India (Uttar Pradesh)
Rondel	Sculpture	5th century	India
Coin	Metalwork	415–455	India
Figure	Sculpture	ca. second quarter of the 5th century	India (Madhya Pradesh)
Figure	Sculpture	second quarter of the 5th century	India (Madhya Pradesh)
Figure	Sculpture	ca. mid-5th century	India (Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh)
Figure	Sculpture	ca. mid- 5th century	India (Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh)
Figure	Sculpture	6th century	India
Figure	Sculpture	6th century	India
Figure	Sculpture	6th century	India (Bihar)
Figure	Sculpture	6th century	India
Head	Sculpture	6th century	India
Plaque	Sculpture	6th century	India (probably Uttar Pradesh)
Figure	Sculpture	late 6th–early 7th century	India (probably Bihar)

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access

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