An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c30.355

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The stone objects include balls, bangles, querns, pestles, weights, ear rings, rings, pots and beads. Beads with various shapes are made of semiprecious stones, such as agate, jasper, basalt, chalcedony, crystal, carnelian, coral, soapstone and amethyst which are exotic to Chirand. Numerous bone, shell and ivory objects, such as antimony rods, bangles, beads, styli, arrowheads, pins, rings and a pot, and various glass objects represented by bangles, rings and beads are also present. Also have been recorded about 400 crucibles of terracotta; antimony rods, bangles, beads, wire, ring and a pot of copper; arrowheads, spoon, sword, pot, blade, nail, nut-cutter and knife of iron; and terracotta human and animal figurines, decorative pieces, play objects, skin-rubbers, corn-rubbers and balls. The terracotta human figurines, mostly handmade and crude, have non-Indian features. Other terracotta objects include wheels, weights, balls, potters’ stamps, ear ornaments, bangles, discs and beads. Of the terracotta objects used for ceremonial purposes are humped bulls, *nāgas*, mother goddesses [12.6], Naigameśa, a perforated circular amulet having Sūrya on a chariot drawn by four houses and a votive tank with three drummers [12.11]. The discovery of Kushan copper coins including a hoard of 88 such coins, a terracotta sealing with early Brāhmī script and few neolithic celts in this Pd deserve special mention.