History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c17.s2.t4.6

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Pliny (N.H. 37.20) wrote that the lapidaries cut all beryls to a hexagonal from, because the colour is heightened by the reflection from the angles. Apparently, he Table 3 — Stratigraphical Table of Beads from Sirkap, Taxila (Taken from Marshall, Chapter 37, p. 734). (Not including the gold and silver specimens)