Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c22.s4.8

v1.c22.s4.8

Intaglios have designs cut or engraved in a hard stone or metal, depicting scenes, portraits etc. The early ones at Sirkap belong to the Pārthian period and the rest are datable to the fourth-fifth century AD. They are cut *en cabochon* in stones such as malachite, jacinth, carnelian and chert as well as in glass.