[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.s29.8 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c11.s29.8 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c11.s29.8 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c11.s29.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s29.8) A weighing rod of iron datable to the 8th century is known from SIRPUR. It is a long beam having a solid knob at one end. Similar weighing rods with measured markings are also depicted in sculptures of an earlier date at AMARAVATI, NAGARJUNAKONDA and the Gandhāra region. - [Previous: v1.c11.s29.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s29.7) - [Next: v1.c11.s29.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s29.9) - [Up: v1.c11.s29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s29) ## Linked texts (1) - [Nāgārjunakoṇḍa](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.nagarjunakonda) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s29.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c11.s29.8) · Pramāṇa