Archive · 22 May 2025
Buxar Museum to Showcase Rare Terracotta Sculptures
Imagine a museum filled with ancient treasures!
In Buxar, India, the Sitaram Upadhyay Museum is getting ready to show off some amazing old clay statues.
These sculptures were found a while back and are very old, some dating back to the Gupta period!
They show scenes from stories like the Ramayana and also have pictures of gods and goddesses.
The museum hopes to get more people to come and see these special pieces of history.
Rare terracotta sculptures will be showcased at Buxar's Sitaram Upadhyay Museum.
The sculptures were unearthed from Chausa Garh and date back to the Gupta period.
The new Chausa Clay Statue Gallery will exhibit these artifacts.
Many sculptures depict scenes from the Ramayana and are inscribed in Brahmi script.
The museum houses approximately 1,500 antiquities including stone sculptures, terracotta figures and coins.
- Who
- Sitaram Upadhyay Museum, archaeologists, and scholars.
- What
- Rare terracotta sculptures to be showcased
- When
- Sculptures date back to the Gupta period, with the museum's collection spanning from 3rd century BC to 7th century AD.
- Where
- Sitaram Upadhyay Museum in Buxar, India.
- Why
- To display historical artifacts and promote cultural heritage.
- Museum Name
- Sitaram Upadhyay Museum
- Location
- Buxar, India
- Sculpture Dates
- Gupta period (4th century AD)
- Sculpture Themes
- Scenes from Ramayana
- Approximate Antiquities
- 1,500
- Museum Establishment
- 1979