Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c46.s1.8
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c46.s1.8
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v2.c46.s1.8
The Gupta era splendour was fully reflected in the contemporary literatures. The then uses of gems, coins, copper, zinc, brass, iron and steel, the international trade with Sri Lanka and Rome, and the Graeco-Roman influence in India, etc. were revealed in many writings, Ratnaśāstras, Aṅgavijjā, Amarakośa, Bṛhatsaṃhitā and so on.
Linked texts (3)
- Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit
- Tibetan translation ('Chi med mdzod) — Classical Tibetan
- Aṃgavijjā — Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit