Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.131
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.131
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(b) The stone coffins, consisting of a long and deep rectangular chest with a cover curved like an arch on the outer side. Both the chest and the cover have thick walls, which are rough outside (probably due to long exposure) but polished within. The dead body was introduced through a hole at one end which was then closed by a flat stone. The hole was sometimes surrounded by decorative designs. The chest was also sometimes painted with straight and curved lines and primitive pictures of men and animals (tiger, birds etc).