The Indus Civilization c9.19

c9.19

Another somewhat peculiar type of vessel is one which varies in height from one and a half inches to as much as twenty inches, and is usually in the form of a cylinder irregularly perforated all over with small holes. For some time no use could be assigned to these objects, but as Sir Aurel Stein has lately discovered one in Baluchistan which was filled with ashes, it is now obvious that they were intended to be heaters or braziers. Perhaps the very small specimens were used to warm the hands, in the same way as two oyster shells with a live coal between were used not so long ago in England.