Indian Palaeography c15.s2.18

c15.s2.18

Of these inscriptions the Banskhera plate is the most ornamental. The development is seen in extending the curve at the left limb of the initial *a*, the bottom tail in *i*, and the lower bend in *u*. In the inscriptions of Harshavardhana the tail of *i* is turned to the left, instead of the usual right, and *e* shows a notch at the top line. In the Aphsad inscription the unusual form of *e* with a top stem, also known in Bengal but more common in the Western Deccan,¹ is seen. The spurious plates of Samudra Gupta show simpler forms of *a* and *e*. The medial vowels are all ornamental as seen in (*c*) above.