[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Minerals and Metals in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996) › v1.c19.s6.t2.1 # Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c19.s6.t2.1 Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c19.s6.t2.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.s6.t2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c19.s6.t2.1) Among the antiquities of this period, terracotta objects surpass all the other items in number. These include a variety of objects such as toys, decorative material, curiosities, ritualistic items and the like. Clay has always been the most easily available plastic material. Therefore, this material served as the medium for the expression of artistic talents as well as models for artefacts made of other materials. Terracotta figurines and objects reflected the cultural pattern of the NBPW era such as terracotta plaque depicting \*gajalakṣmī\* in an apsidal temple etc. - [Previous: v1.c19.s6.t1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c19.s6.t1.2) - [Next: v1.c19.s6.t2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c19.s6.t2.2) - [Up: v1.c19.s6.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c19.s6.t2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c19.s6.t2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c19.s6.t2.1) · Pramāṇa