An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c24.s3.32

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NAGARA has yielded knives of two types, one concave-backed and another with a straight back and tapering edge. Specimens of the first type occur at several places including KAUŚĀMBĪ, BESNAGAR, MAHESHWAR, NEVASA, NASIK and SISUPALGARH. There is also a specimen of this type in the Government Museum, Madras. The earliest specimen is perhaps from NASIK, dated to the 3rd or 4th century B.C. At KAUŚĀMBĪ the type occurs in the 6th century A.D. Specimens of the second type are noted at VAIŚĀLĪ, SAMBHAR, BANGARH and Kondivte. The specimen from VAIŚĀLĪ is dated to the 4th or 5th century B.C. Some specimens from NAGARA, however, differ from those noted at other sites in having handles made also of iron. The only dagger discovered at Nagara is fish-shaped and has parallels at ADICHANALLUR. All these knives and daggers of Nagara belong to Pd III.