Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c28.s1.3
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c28.s1.3
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The wide varieties of stones and beads used as art objects in the Harappan and Post-Harappan chalcolithic cultures have been mentioned in the chapters 3-9. We have discussed the uses of hard and soft stones for the Taxilian art objects in chapter 14. Gems of a large variety have been processed, used and exported from the sub-continent; exhaustive references are to be found in the chapters 15, 16 in Vol. I and in the chapter 7 on Ratnaśāstra in Vol. II of this monograph.