Indian Palaeography from about B.C. 350 to about A.D. 1300 c11.s2.t2.2

c11.s2.t2.2

The finders or poor owners often sell or pledge plates to the Vāṇiās, and this custom explains why they frequently come into the hands of European collectors at great distances from the places of issue. The originals of the grants, according to which the plates were prepared, probably remained in the royal Daftar, the keeper of which, the *akṣapaṭalika*, is frequently mentioned.¹