10-25-2008, 09:36 AM
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This ancient sandstone engraved with three figures was recently found at Ghoraghat upazila in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. It is now on display at the Mahasthan Museum in Bogra. Photo: STAR
Ancient figures dance together : Gupta era relics found in Dinajpur
Hasibur Rahman Bilu, Bogra
The officials of the Department of Archaeology recently discovered an ancient engraved stone believed to be of Gupta era from the bank of a pond near Sura Masjid at Ghoraghat Upazila in Dinajpur.
The sand stone has been preserved and put on display at the Mahasthan Museum in Bogra.
Badrul Alam, field officer of the department's regional office in Bogra, said the sandstone remained unnoticed along with other decorated stones on the premises of Sura Masjid, one of the important archaeological sites in the country.
The stone depicts three figures dancing together holding musical instruments.
Adorned with terracotta, the Sura Masjid was built using stones between 1450 and 1500 AD, during the reign of Sultan Alauddin Hussain Shah, he added.
Archaeologist Md Badrul Alam conjectures that such stones were used in Hindu or Buddhist constructions in the area during the Gupta period.
Same type of stones had also been used for constructing Sura Masjid.
Assistant Custodian of the Mahasthan Museum Md Mahabub-Ul-Alam said the engraved stone believed to be of Gupta era represents Hindu architecture of that period.
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Why are they shy of saying the mosque was built by destroying an ancient temple?
This ancient sandstone engraved with three figures was recently found at Ghoraghat upazila in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. It is now on display at the Mahasthan Museum in Bogra. Photo: STAR
Ancient figures dance together : Gupta era relics found in Dinajpur
Hasibur Rahman Bilu, Bogra
The officials of the Department of Archaeology recently discovered an ancient engraved stone believed to be of Gupta era from the bank of a pond near Sura Masjid at Ghoraghat Upazila in Dinajpur.
The sand stone has been preserved and put on display at the Mahasthan Museum in Bogra.
Badrul Alam, field officer of the department's regional office in Bogra, said the sandstone remained unnoticed along with other decorated stones on the premises of Sura Masjid, one of the important archaeological sites in the country.
The stone depicts three figures dancing together holding musical instruments.
Adorned with terracotta, the Sura Masjid was built using stones between 1450 and 1500 AD, during the reign of Sultan Alauddin Hussain Shah, he added.
Archaeologist Md Badrul Alam conjectures that such stones were used in Hindu or Buddhist constructions in the area during the Gupta period.
Same type of stones had also been used for constructing Sura Masjid.
Assistant Custodian of the Mahasthan Museum Md Mahabub-Ul-Alam said the engraved stone believed to be of Gupta era represents Hindu architecture of that period.
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Why are they shy of saying the mosque was built by destroying an ancient temple?