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The Sultanganj Buddha is a Gupta-Pala transitional period sculpture the largest substantially complete copper Buddha figure known from this time. The statue is dated by archaeologists to between 500 to 700 AD. It is 2.3m high and 1m wide weighs over 500 kg. It was found in the North Indian town of Sultanganj Bhagalpur district Bihar in 1861 during the construction of the East Indian Railway.