explain any four features of Gupta age
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- Gupta art is the art of the Gupta Empire, which ruled most of northern India, with its peak. The dynasty had a partiality to Vishnu, who now features more prominently, where the Kushan imperial family generally had preferred Shiva. Still at the site is a huge and impressive boar on four legs, with no human characteristics.
Gᴜᴘᴛᴀ ᴀʀᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Gᴜᴘᴛᴀ Eᴍᴘɪʀᴇ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʀᴜʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ Iɴᴅɪᴀ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴛs ᴘᴇᴀᴋ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 300 ᴀɴᴅ 480 CE, sᴜʀᴠɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴄ. 550. Tʜᴇ Gᴜᴘᴛᴀ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ ɪs ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴀ ᴄʟᴀssɪᴄ ᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ Nᴏʀᴛʜ Iɴᴅɪᴀɴ ᴀʀᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏᴜs ɢʀᴏᴜᴘs.Aʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴘᴀɪɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴡɪᴅᴇsᴘʀᴇᴀᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴀʟʟ ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏᴜs sᴄᴜʟᴘᴛᴜʀᴇ. Tʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ sᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴄᴏɴɪᴄ ᴄᴀʀᴠᴇᴅ sᴛᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴇɪᴛʏ ɪɴ Hɪɴᴅᴜ ᴀʀᴛ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Bᴜᴅᴅʜᴀ-ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ Jᴀɪɴ ᴛɪʀᴛʜᴀɴᴋᴀʀᴀ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇs ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴀɴᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ sᴄᴀʟᴇ. Tʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴇ ᴏғ sᴄᴜʟᴘᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴡᴀs Mᴀᴛʜᴜʀᴀ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғʟᴏᴜʀɪsʜ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ Gᴀɴᴅʜᴀʀᴀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴇ ᴏғ Gʀᴇᴄᴏ-Bᴜᴅᴅʜɪsᴛ ᴀʀᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴇʏᴏɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴏғ Gᴜᴘᴛᴀ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴇʀᴛ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ. Oᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴇs ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇᴅ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ, ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴀᴛ Sᴀʀɴᴀᴛʜ. Bᴏᴛʜ Mᴀᴛʜᴜʀᴀ ᴀɴᴅ Sᴀʀɴᴀᴛʜ ᴇxᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ sᴄᴜʟᴘᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴛs ᴏғ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ Iɴᴅɪᴀ.