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From the preface: The excavation at Jagivanpur has led this non-descript village at the eastern fringe of Malda District in West Bengal, adjacent to Indo-Bangladesh border, to find an important place on the archaeological map of both Bengal and India. The archaeological activities at Jagivanpur began under the aegis of the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Govt. of West Bengal followed by the chance discovery of an extremely important copper plate charter ...
Vibrant Rock is a comprehensive catalogue of the stone sculptures preserved in the State Archaeological Museum, West Bengal. This is an immensely important and much less known collection of Bengal sculptures datable between the sixth and nineteenth century CE. The catalogue seeks to understand the iconography and stylistic affiliation of the sculptures. In addition it goes into the issues relating to the use of rock types and the options available to the ...
Terracotta plaques and figurines are known from the later part of the 19 century from a number of archaeological sites of West Bengal. Sites like Pandu Rajar Dhibi, Chandraketugarh, Tamluk, Harinarayanpur, or Panna evoke memories of a vibrant artistic tradition that goes back to the Second Millennium B.C. and remained active till the 6 Century A.D. The State Archaeological Museum, West Bengal is one of the most important repositories of early Bengal Terracottas. ...