The Indus Civilization c8.8

c8.8

With the exception of three very plain silver vessels, all the metal utensils yet discovered are made of copper or bronze, the majority of these being extremely simple in shape and in many cases following the forms of the pottery. They were either beaten out of sheet metal or were cast. It was not the custom to engrave these metal vessels in any way, and the only case of fluting occurs on a censer whose edge is also ornamented with indentations. Some of the jars with very narrow bases had the latter made separately and then lapped on, but in no case does an edge appear to have been turned over to stiffen the rim. With the exception of certain frying-pans no metal utensil has yet been found with a handle or spout.