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base material for engraving and embossing Gold and Silver sheets and foils. Jeyaraj (1990) has mentioned the use of cast lead coins in South India in the 2nd to 3rd century A.D. possibly belonging to Sangam period. Lead compounds also have been used for glazing potteries and in the manufacture of glass. Evidences have indicated the use of this metal to prepare Pb-Sn alloy used as solder to join pieces of copper and bronze. In latter period lead has been extensively used for preparing projectiles for slings and catapults, bullets, cannon balls and cast shots etc.