The Indus Civilization c8.33

c8.33

A pottery candlestick (Pl. O, 5) provides an answer to the question how the houses were lighted; no dish or other receptacle has yet been found which, by definite marks of burning at the edge, can be identified as a lamp. It seems certain that some vegetable oil must have been used for lamps in the Indus valley, since lamps were undoubtedly known in neighbouring countries at that time; in any case, it is extremely interesting to discover that candles were also in use at such an early date.