Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c12.62

c12.62

Finally building activities, as shown by structures of burnt bricks all over the country, attest the existence of a large number of bricklayers together with that of masons, builders and sculptors. This being the most flourishing period of town development, all these may have formed important artisan classes although some of them do not appear as functional groups in literary texts or as donors in inscriptions. In any case the nature of trade and archaeological evidence regarding towns and crafts would suggest the existence of a good number of potters, builders, bricklayers, gemcutters, jewellers, goldsmiths, ironsmiths, brass-smiths, bronzesmiths, sculptors, terracotta makers, glassmakers and ivoryworkers.