Tamil Heritage Trust
“The Influence of Copper Age Images on Gupta Era Icons” - On-line Talk in English on April 2, 2023, 5.30 pm IST
Dr J Manuel
throws light on the art antecedents of more than two millennia earlier
viz., the Copper Ochre Pottery of the Ganga-Yamuna Doab, and how it
continued to influence the iconography of deities before and during the
Gupta period. The Gupta era is considered the golden age of North Indian
art for all major religions. While scholars acknowledge the nurturing
role of immediate earlier centuries comprising Mauryan, Sunga and Kushan
periods, the roots of Gupta art ran deep in the art of much earlier
epochs.
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Dr J Manuel is a Senior Research Fellow at the Padmasree V S
Wakankar Archaeological Research Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Earlier he retired as the Dy. Superintending Archaeologist of the ASI.
In addition to his PhD, Dr Manuel holds an MA in History, MSc in Applied
Geology and PG Diploma in Archaeoiogy. He has participated in the
excavation of several archaeological sites including at Dholavira,
Bijamandal, Lalkot, Sanchi and Bhimbetka among others - spanning
pre-historic, Harappan, proto-historic to medieval periods.
He has contributed to the setting up of museums and to efficient management and conservation of sites.
He has published over 150 articles in reputed journals and edited
volumes and presented papers at over 60 conferences and seminars. He has
conducted numerous training programs and delivered lectures at academic
institutions.
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