Indian Epigraphy c9.t8: 3. Shells and Other Non-Metallic Objects
Indian Epigraphy c9.t8
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3. Shells and Other Non-Metallic Objects
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Some inscribed conch-shells were discovered in the ruins of a Buddhist establishment at Salihundam in the Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh.³ The inscriptions are votive in character.
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³ See Indian Archaeology, 1953-54, Plate XVII.
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Seals made of ivory plaques and bearing legends are also known. There are mantras engraved on tortoise shells.
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Inscriptions were sometimes engraved on wooden objects such as beams and pillars,⁴ to which reference has already been made.
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⁴ For inscribed beams, see ibid., 1955-56, Plate XLIV, A.; A.R.Ep., 1952-53, No. B322. For inscribed pillars of wood, see Ep. Ind., Vol. XVIII, pp. 152ff.