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In the second half of the first millennium B.C. glass industry made some advance. Important finds of Mauryan period include glass seals and sealings with Brahmi characters. These are reported from archaeological sites of Kumrahar and Bulandibagh. The colours are confined to blue and green. These are cast in moulds. A glass seal of 2.4 cm square and 10 mm thick, amber in colour with the figure of an elephant is reported from Maheshwar (Madhya Pradesh). A similar seals has been reported from Ujjain. Three glass seals, locally manufactured have been reported from Taxila (Dikshit 1965 and 1969). Glass discs and ear reels are the other objects of interest. Black glass discs with legend in Brahmi character in red glass are housed in the museums of Patna, Banaras and Allahabad (Fig 3). These discs have been fabricated by pulling large size glass canes. Ear reels in good number have been reported from Ujjain, Maheshwar, Nasik, Kaundinyapur (Vidharba). These are coloured white, vermillion, opaque blue and green.