[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) › v2.c44.487 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.487 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.487 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c44.487](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.487) Copper continued in use. In addition to small objects like antimony rods, nail-parers and nails and pins, it was also used for dining utensils, such as the flat dish (\*thālī\*) and small bowl (\*kaṭorī\*), both simulating the shape of contemporary earthenware. The fragmentary hollow handle of an unidentified copper object is surmounted by an elegant figure of the mother goddess \[12.6\]. The rapid advancement in iron technology is evidenced by the large quantity and variety of objects. - [Previous: v2.c44.486](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.486) - [Next: v2.c44.488](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.488) - [Up: v2.c44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.487](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c44.487) · Pramāṇa