An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c13.s1.2

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In historical times arikamedu has terracottas of male and female busts and heads imitating Graeco-Roman art. A terracotta suspension lamp of the 1st century shaped in the form of a female bust and a female figure with a gaping mouth from ter are typically Roman. There are interesting references to such Roman lamps in Tamil literature.