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# Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.5424

Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.5424

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### [c6.5424](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.5424)

\*śaṅkha\* (CII 3, etc.), conch-shell as an emblem on seals; cf. \*śaṅhu\* (ASLV), the use of which was sometimes granted by kings to their favourites as a privilege.

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