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Indian Palaeography c9.s5.8

Indian Palaeography c9.s5.8

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c9.s5.8

In the jar and container signs the strokes range from 1 to 3, but in the latter a fourth stroke and also a fifth stroke (Pl. *Ia*. X. 12) can sometimes be seen. The container is also found in combination with others, like wheel, cross, &c. The horn (Pl. *Ib*. I. 15) has significant dots at the mouth, suggesting the historical cornucopiae. Some of the *pipal* leaves (Pl. *Ib*. II. 4–5) are also horned. Father Heras's suggestion that they are double leaves is hardly tenable