The Antiquities of Orissa v1.c10.362

v1.c10.362

**Quiver** : Ordinarily the quiver was probably made of hide or basket-work; but sometimes metal plates were also used in its fabrication. The *Ṛgveda* often names quivers of gold, but it is not certain whether they were actually made of that metal, or were so called only by a poetical licence. They were slung on the back (Illustration No. 93); sometimes two behind the two shoulders, tied in front by a cross belt. At Bhuvaneśvara quivers are pretty common, but being placed behind figures in bas-relief, their size, form, and make cannot be fully ascertained.