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The Achievements Of Metalwork In The Gupta Empire

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Adam Sedgeman
Introduction

The Gupta Empire has many achievements, and their greatest achievement was metalwork. During the Gupta Empire period 240 to 550 CE, metals, iron, copper, gold, and silver played a vital role in boosting the poor economic condition of the region. Items made from silver could only be afforded by the rich. Some of the most famous items made by the metal workers were the coins. The Gupta rulers were engraved into the gold and silver coins. The coins were used as a money system. They did not just make coins; they also made monuments, weapons, and everyday objects, like silverware, vases, etc. Gupta Empire metal workers were also very good with iron. They made an iron pillar that was 7.21 meters tall. The pillar is located in a place called Mehrauli. After being in the rain, sun, and snow for 1600 years, the pillar surprisingly has no rust on it. No one knows how the metalworkers acquired their advanced skills. Just because there are other achievements of the Gupta Empire does not mean this one is not important. Metalwork is what they're famous for, and it is a spectacular achievement. Gupta metalwork is a work of art and should never be forgotten.

What did they do?

What is metal work? Metalwork of the Gupta Empire is very popular and well known, …show more content…

Some of the Gupta people were Buddhism( a religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Gautama Buddha that suffering is inherent in life and that one can be liberated from it by mental and moral self-purification.), and some of them were Jainism(A nontheistic religion founded in India in the 6th century bc by the Jina Vardhamana Mahavira as a reaction against the teachings of orthodox Brahmanism, and still practiced there. The Jain religion teaches salvation by perfection through successive lives, and noninjury to living creatures, and is noted for its ascetics. See also Svetambara and

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