[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [The Indus Civilization](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935) › c8.35 # The Indus Civilization c8.35 The Indus Civilization c8.35 - **Language:** English ### [c8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c8.35) The shell that was so largely used to make inlay, beads, and ornaments of various kinds was of a variety (\*Murex chicoreus ramosus\*, Linn.) that is common in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf. A very efficient ladle with a handle could be produced by smoothing the rough outside of a shell and removing the interior core, and these utensils were much used in the Indus valley and also in contemporary Sumer. They probably served a variety of purposes, and differed appreciably in size, ranging from under an inch to over nine inches in length. Simple shell dishes are not so common as the ladles; they may have been too valuable to be left behind when the city was abandoned. - [Previous: c8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c8.34) - [Next: c8.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c8.36) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c8.35) · Pramāṇa