The Indus Civilization c7.37

c7.37

Round buttons of copper, bronze, steatite, or faience are common, but it is uncertain whether they were merely decorative or utilitarian. The most usual variety resembles ancient buttons found in Malta, Portugal, Southern France, and many other countries, and has a plain face with two converging holes in the back for the thread. The metal specimens are frequently dome-shaped, with two holes at the top to sew them to the garment; and certain small hemispherical buttons either have slight cavities at the base bridged across with a strip, or they are hollow with loops inside like the cone-shaped head-ornaments.