History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c35.s1.40
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c35.s1.40
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The three-legged stool or tripod represented in the Gandhara sculpture distinctly betrays Hellinistic origin. Such stands existed in Egypt in modest from as altars. The present example might have been introduced to India by the Greeks. Later in Roman period, these miniature tripods developed into an elegant tripod in metal (Krishna Murthy, p. 99).