Indian Palaeography c17.s8.13

c17.s8.13

C. Pl. XII. 8 is taken from Maunggun gold plates, with which the writing of the Kyundawzu plates agrees. Here the letters are characterized by line head-marks. The lower verticals of *a*, *ka*, *ra*, and the vertical type of the medial *u* have curved ends, but the right limb of *la* is reduced in height. Waves are seen in the arms of several letters. The medial vowels and the forms of the letters agree with the sixth-century style of South-east Asia, except that in these inscriptions the ornamental extensions are not to be seen. They may be assigned to the late sixth century a.d.