Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c12.55
Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c12.55
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The presence of artisans working in ivory or *dantakāra* is attested by beautiful ivory objects of Indian make and origin found in Begram in Afghanistan.¹ A few objects have been also found in various parts of the country, and Banaras was an important centre of ivory-carving. As in the case of glass, the period is noted for the progress of ivory work. It is significant that for a few centuries after the third century A.D. both these crafts languished.