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Indian Palaeography from about B.C. 350 to about A.D. 1300 c7.s12.3

Indian Palaeography from about B.C. 350 to about A.D. 1300 c7.s12.3

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c7.s12.3

The signs, which agree with the Brāhmī, point to the time immediately after Aśoka, or about B. C. 200. In favour of this estimate is particularly the occurrence of the long verticals, the invariably round *g*, and the *r*, which is always represented by a straight line.