Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c22.s4.3

v1.c22.s4.3

Marshall opines that although the art of incrustation might have originated in India, the jewelleries in Taxila during the first century AD had distinct Pārthian style and characteristics. The semi-precious stones used in jewellery at Taxila were: carnelian or sard, chalcedony, agate, onyx, garnet, jasper, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, turquoise, turquoise paste, black marble and white orthoclase feldspar.