Indian Palaeography c14.s5.4

c14.s5.4

An inscription on a wooden pillar is found at Kirari near Chandarpur in Chhatisgarh. Here the letters are more developed. They are characterized by the solid triangular head-mark, and the medial vowels follow the Deccani style and show ornamental curves in the case of *i*. *Chha* is double-looped, and *ṇa* and *na* have curved bases. The verticals of *ka* and *a* are gently curved. *Kha* and *va* have triangular bases. *Ya* is of the tripartite form. The inscription may be dated to the middle of the third century A.D.