Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c16.s3.t4.4

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On the other hand, shell accounts for the maximum number of beads. The waste pieces of shells and shell beads in different stages of manufacture suggest that though shells were imported, beads were made locally. From the size and thickness of the beads it has been concluded that Chandoli managed to import sea shells from coastal regions and then process locally. So far as the semi-precious stones are concerned, the order of preference was banded agate, red jasper and carnelian. This dearth of ornaments was relieved by the find of the remains of a necklace of copper beads, nine in number, small barrel in shape and woven in a thread, the remains of which were visibly jutting out from a group of three beads of this necklace. The rest of the collection of the beads shows stereotype typology. Long barrels, tubes, small cylinders, short truncated barrels, globular, biconical and discs are the shapes represented. Star beads, collard barrels and discs are absent here. There was also the absence of spacers and pendants in the proto-historic level of Chandoli. As no glass or glaze was associated with proto-historic levels, it may be said that the Chandoli folks of this period were not aware of the technique of glazing. (Deo and Ansari, 1965: 107-10)