The Age of the Imperial Guptas c6.47

c6.47

Sir Aurel Stein has proved from his discoveries in Central Asia that the Ancient Indian envelope consisted of two boards tied together with a string or wire, to the knot of which a lump of clay was attached. The seal of the person sending a letter was attached or impressed to this lump of clay. The fact that the majority of seals discovered were fired proves that in the majority of cases the binding material of Ancient Indian envelopes was something that would not burn when the clay seal was fired.