History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c26.s2.t2.1

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*Indus Valley*: Among drawings of the metal objects found at Mohenjodaro (Mackay, 1938 b) are to be seen the following: a *thāli*-like pan (Mackay, 1938 b, Pl 68, Item 20); a flat deep dish with sides sloping outwards resembling a modern dough-kneading pan (Mackay, 1938 b, Pl. 64, Item 13); a round, concave *tāvā*-like plate (Mackay, 1938 b, Pl. 82, Item 3); and a copper frying pan with the edges turned inwards to create a comfortable handle, either long or short (Mackay, 1938 b, Pl. 71, Item 42, Pl. 82, Item 11). The *thālī* (there are actually two of them of slightly different sizes) is again seen in a photograph of a hoard of copper and bronze objects, all corroded together (Mackay, 1976, Pl. 19), found beneath the floor of a small house; this also shows a largish tray with a wide, flat rim. Another heavy copper pot of exquisite design with a square open top was found at Mohenjodaro (Dikshit, 1939), and resembles the *kumbha* of current times used for fetching water from well or river.