State Museum Lucknow is the oldest and largest multipurpose museum of Uttar Pradesh, established in 1863 by the then Commissioner of Lucknow. It harbours around one lakh antiquities in possession. Its areas of acquisition include: Natural History, Art & Archaeology, Paintings, Manuscripts, Numismatics, Decorative Art, Ivory, Anthropology and many more to count. A few very important antiquities like lion slayer type gold coin of samudra gupta of Gupta Period, Standing Buddha, Reclining Vishnu, Dancing Natraja, Rare Birds and animals are quite important.
The stamp depicts a round terracotta plaque showing goddess Durga seated on a lion. The plaque has a diameter of 36 cms and is dated 5th Century AD, from Sravasti (Bahraich) U.P. This is one of the many beautiful items displayed at State Museum, Lucknow. A Kangra painting depicting Radha & Krishna is shown on the first day cover.
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