[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c11.s20 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c11.s20: 6.20 Razors An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c11.s20 - **Language:** English ### 6.20 Razors ### [v1.c11.s20.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s20.1) Copper/bronze razors have been found at Harappa \[4.9\] sites like Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, LOTHAL and BANAWALI. They are variously double-bladed, L-shaped, hook-shaped, simple-bladed, U-shaped or crescent-shaped. The most distinctive type, found in all levels, is the double-bladed one, which has a thin section and oval tangs with unequal sides. The L-shaped variety has one arm longer and broader than the other. The hook-shaped one has a sharp edge at the straight end, the outer curve being edged to the handle joint and the inner side blunt with bird-headed handles. Simple blades with a rounded corner, edge at the square-cut end, convex side, generally with a rough end, come from the mid-levels of the Harappa culture. ### [v1.c11.s20.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s20.2) No razors seem to have been reported from sites of any other culture. ### [v1.c11.s20.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s20.3) Agrawal, D P . 1971, \*Copper Bronze Age in India\*, New Delhi, p. 190. Mackay, F J H . 1938, \*Further Excavations at Mohenjo-daro\*, Delhi, 1, pp 468-9; 1943 \*Chanhu-daro Excavations 1935-36\*, New Haven, pp 182-3 Vats, M S , 1940, \*Excavations at Harappa\*, Delhi, 1, p 389. For sites see respective entries in vol II.—A BANERJI ## Linked texts (4) - [Harappā](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.harappa) - [Mohenjo-daro](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.mohenjo-daro) - [Lothal](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.lothal) - [Banawali](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.banawali) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s20) · Pramāṇa