History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c35.s1.29
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c35.s1.29
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Besides the small thrones, there were also three-legged and high backed chairs with armrests (*Pāllankas*) or without (*addha- Pāllankas*). They are represented only at Amaravati and Nagarjunakonda. Further, the chairs depicted at Nagarjunakonda are shown as used exclusively by the women. It is interesting to note that somewhat similar chairs with sloping or arched out backs known as *Cathedras* (Krishna Murthy p. 41) were used exclusively by the women of the Roman period.