History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c34.s1.9
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c34.s1.9
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Another notable variety of necklace used in Maurya and Sunga age is the *Phalakahāra* which comprised of three or five slab like gems, rectangular in shape and set at regular intervals of pearls. It consisted of numerous strings as noticed from the sculptures of Bharhut and Amaravati (Sivaramamurti, 1956).