Development of Iconography in Pre-Gupta Vanga

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The Present monograph makes an analytical and exhaustive study of different iconic representations appeariang in numerous terracotta plaques and also in uninscribed and inscribed seals (carrying legends in Brahmi, Kharoshti and / or a mixed script called Kharoshti-Brahmi). Besides a number of Artifacts in stone, ivory and wood found in ancient Vanga that included within its limits the lower West Bengal and the limits the lower West Bengal and the coastal zone of Bangladesh upto the mouth of the Padma or rather the joint streams of the Padma. Meghna and Brahmaputra. The critical study shows that an undercurrent force of polytheistic beliefs was prevailing in the land of ancient Vanga during the post-Maurya and pre-Gupta period and detties of Brahmanical faith of Buddhist religion and of local origin were allowed to be adorned and worshipped in a spirit of peaceful religious co-existence.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sakti Kali Basu

Dr. Sakti Kali Basu, M.A. Ph.D. is presently the Deputy Director of the Indian Museum, the oldest and the largest Museum in the country. His long association with the Indian Museum as Curator (Archaeology), Dy. Keeper (Pre-history) and Keeper (Archaeology) has given him an enviable scope and opportunity to carry on a detailed study and make an investigative research on subjects ranging from pre-history to sculptures, terracottas, numismatics, inscriptions etc. from the earliest period to late medieval period. Dr. Basu has widely traveled both in India and abroad including England, Mongolia, Singapore, China, Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan and Australia in connection with official assignments and has enriched his knowledge both professionally and academically. His forthcoming book on Egyptology (in Bengali) will be published soon.