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Mangalkot (ancient sculpture)

🇧🇩 Bogura District, Bangladesh

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About Mangalkot (ancient sculpture)

Mangalkot (Bengali: মঙ্গলকোট) sculptures are ancient terracotta figurines discovered by Alexander Cunningham in 1879 in the village of Chingaspur, located in the current Shibganj Upazila, Bogra district, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The sculptures are characteristic of the Gupta period, featuring bow-shaped eye brows, eyes looking downward, pointed nose, smiling lips and sharp chin.

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24.7800° N · 89.3500° E

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