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Gold coin of Kumaragupta I

Gold coin of Kumaragupta I

FromA History of the World in 100 Objects


Gold coin of Kumaragupta I

FromA History of the World in 100 Objects

ratings:
Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Jun 1, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week Neil MacGregor is exploring how several of the great religions around the world, less than 2000 years ago, began creating sophisticated new images to represent their beliefs and their deities. Many of the images created then are still with us today and remain essential forms of veneration. These include the images of the gods and goddesses of Hinduism, whose recognisable modern form can be seen on coins from the Gupta empire which flourished in India from around 320 to 550 AD. The Gupta period is regarded by many Indians as a golden age, a time when Indian cultural life and religion came together to create temples and texts that are central to Hinduism today. The growing sophistication of the time is explored with the help of the historian Romila Thapar and the Hindu cleric Shaunaka Rishi Das

Producer: Anthony Denselow.
Released:
Jun 1, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, narrates 100 programmes that retell humanity's history through the objects we have made