Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c28.s6.t2: Ornaments for Hand

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Bangles and bracelets, copper bangles various kinds, bangles of gold and silver from Sirkap, shell bangles of many kinds from Prakash, Ujjain, Nasik (600-200 BC) and many other sites, glass bangles of a great diversity in many archaeological sites starting from Hastināpur (1000-800 BC level), Prakash, Śrāvastī, Ujjain, Maheśwar, Bhir Mound in Taxila etc., bichrome and polychrome glass bangles, ivory and bone bangles, gold bracelets (to be worn on the wrist) made of fretted sheet of gold with square clasps encrusted with gems and strengthened with cross strips of gold solder at their back (recovered from Sirkap), copper bracelets, armlets made of copper, bronze and gold, golden armlet set with precious stones and pearls, finger rings (plain), rings with bezels usually made of copper, iron and lead.