[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.c15.s1.17 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c15.s1.17 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c15.s1.17 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c15.s1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c15.s1.17) The last stage was of perforations. Indian beads show a large variety of perforations. Beads of semiprecious stones are mostly double-perforated, i.e. perforated half-way from both ends. This was done to avoid splitting up of the bead. However it resulted in perforations in a deviated axis which in several cases created difficulty in threading the beads. - [Previous: v1.c15.s1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c15.s1.16) - [Next: v1.c15.s1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c15.s1.18) - [Up: v1.c15.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c15.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c15.s1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c15.s1.17) · Pramāṇa