Iron in Ancient India c6.s6.12

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(3) Fergusson's main objection is the absence of architectural work. Engravings on iron, it must be borne in mind, is not so easy as on stone, but there should exist, as a matter of course, some distinctive figure to mark a pillar as one of victory, as for example there is a "trishul" (trident) on the iron pillar on Mount Abu. It is very probable that a capital with a figure adorned the summit of this pillar as Mr. Lenny, Director of Public Instruction, [Figure: Iron Pillar at Dhar. (Annual Report, Archaeological Survey of India, 1902-3, page 206.)]