The Indus Civilization c6.24

c6.24

Various small cones made of lapis-lazuli, jasper, chalcedony, and other stones, most beautifully cut and finished, and less than two inches in height, are also thought to be *lingas*, and have been compared with the objects now carried by the *Lingayat* sect in India; on the other hand, it is just as possible that they were used in the board-games described in Chapter VII. In the same way, certain large stone rings which are considered by some authorities to be *yonis*, or the female complement of the phallic emblem, may have been employed to build up columns; and until a *linga* and one of these ring-stones are found in close association, the matter cannot be definitely settled.