Indian Palaeography c12.s5.7

c12.s5.7

(vi) The letter *chha* is formed from *cha* by duplicating the semi-circle on the right, and thus completing the circle. Usually the circle was drawn first and then the vertical. In the reverse process, i.e. when the vertical was made first, the circle took the form of an oval; e.g. the Delhi-Topra P.E. (I–VI), and Sanchi M.P.I. Sometimes this resulted in two circles (Pl. III*a*, Kalasi R.E. I–X). The *chha* with a notched head-mark, ☿, shown in Bühler’s chart, from the Kalasi R.E., is a mistaken reading. This is a much later development (see Chapter 5).