New Empires and Kingdoms — Social Studies STD 6 — Question

Sculpture undoubtedly reached a high level of excellence during the Gupta age. The sculptures dealt with Buddhist subjects as well as Buddha, and Bodhisattvas have been discovered largely at Mathura and Sarnath (Benaras). The most famous of the Buddha sculptures of this period is the seated Buddha turning the wheel of law or preaching his first sermon. It is justly regarded as the finest in the whole of India. The standing Buddha in the Mathura museum and the colossal copper statue of Buddha 7½ feet high from Sultanganj are the other leading examples of the Gupta sculpture.