History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c17.s2.18
History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c17.s2.18
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c17.s2.18
the 4th century A.D., if not earlier' [E.I., XV, 248]—a view with which I fully agree. The writing which is of the Nāga type was introduced in the South for the first time by the Pallavas; the tops of letters are headed (lined), though not box-headed.