Pre-Buddhist India: A Political, Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey of Ancient India Based Mainly on the Jataka Stories c5.262
Pre-Buddhist India: A Political, Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey of Ancient India Based Mainly on the Jātaka Stories c5.262
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c5.262
Trade in ornaments was extensive enough to permit of specialisation of particular kinds of ornaments. For instance, we read of a man who made ornaments for the head.⁷ Ornaments were made not only for men but also for animals, as we often notice kings fond of adoring their elephants and horses with finery, such as gold, trappings, girths and network of gold.⁸