The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c15.s2.2

c15.s2.2

In the Vedic age bangles were worn both on hands and feet by men and women¹. Their number was probably a large one ; whether they reached right up to the elbow or the knee, as they did in the case of one figurine discovered at Mohenjo Daro² and in numerous images and sculptures of the ancient and medieval period, we do not know. Rings were used on fingers. Shoulders were not neglected; they had their own ornaments, which must obviously have been large in size¹. Necklaces of gold and precious stones were used on the neck; they used to reach down to the chest². Earrings (*karṇaśobhana*) are also referred to³. An ornament called *kumbha* was worn on the head; we do not know its precise size or nature⁴.