Brahma from Mirpur-Khas
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Width: 53 cm
| Brahma from Mirpur Khas | |
|---|---|
 Brahma from Mirpur Khas on display in the National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi | |
| Material | Bronze/Copper |
| Size | Height: 95 cm Width: 53 cm |
| Period/culture | c. 5th or 6th century |
| Place | found in Sindh |
The Brahma from Mirpur Khas is an important 5th or 6th century bronze or brass statue of the Hindu god Brahma made during the Gupta period in Sindh, in modern Pakistan.[1] It is the earliest known metallic image of Brahma,[2] and the only known representative of the school it represents.[3] It has been described as "an immense artistic creation" of the Gupta period.[4]
It was found in a field near Mirpur-Khas as first reported by Henry Cousens in 1929.[5][6] Some report it as having been found at Brahmanabad.[7] It is now displayed at The National Museum of Pakistan in Karachi.
Few metal statues this large have survived from Gupta art, and even fewer with a Hindu subject. Descriptions of the material vary, as is often the case with copper alloy objects; it is variously called bronze, brass, copper and gilt bronze. If it was gilded, little of this remains.
