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# The Indus Civilization c8.36

The Indus Civilization c8.36

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### [c8.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c8.36)

Shell shapes were obviously popular, for certain pottery objects have been unearthed which are either round or rectangular in shape, but with convolutions inside like those of a shell. These have been identified as cake-moulds, and are of a type that are still being used in India.

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