The Indus Civilization c11.14

c11.14

Imports to the Indus valley from other parts of India make it clear that the people of the Indus Valley cities traded with, if they did not control, much of the country. For instance, stag's horns were brought from Kashmir; semi-precious amazon-stone came from the latter place or from the far-off Nilgiri hills; jadeite, as Sir Edwin Pascoe suggests, points to communications with Central Asia, and gold to Southern India. Mysore supplied a beautiful green stone of which a cup was found at Mohenjo-daro; and lapis-lazuli and perhaps a lead ore containing silver were brought from the further regions of Afghanistan. We can visualize caravans constantly entering and departing from the wealthy cities of the Indus valley laden not only with commodities in daily demand, but also materials to make objects of vertue to delight both merchant and client.