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# An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c25.s3.5

An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c25.s3.5

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c25.s3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c25.s3.5)

Leather documents are reported from C. Asia, but not from India. Some Buddhist texts mention hide as a writing material and Subandhu's \*Vasavadatta\* implies the common use of \*ajina\* (skin of an antelope or tiger) for writing.

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Vāsavadattā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.novels.prasiddha.vasavadatta) — Subandhu, Sanskrit

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