[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [National Museum, New Delhi](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm) › Wooden bolt # Wooden bolt The fragment is a piece of wood with a bolt and socket on its underside, designed to guide a key. This suggests that the object was likely used in a mechanical or locking mechanism. Additionally, six holes have been drilled into the object, which were originally intended to hold wooden pegs. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 700–899 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.2002-6-958](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.2002-6-958) · Pramāṇa