History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c12.3
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c12.3
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Gold and Silver were used for jewellery and silver for ornamental vessels. Gold might have been brought from South India and silver might have been obtained from the argentiferous lead ores of Rajasthan or Baluchistan. A large number of minerals, ores and rocks were used in this period. They include quartz and its various varieties, Alabaster and steatite, Cerrusite, Cinnabar, white lead, Lollingite leucopyrites, hematite and slate.