Copper in Ancient India c8.s1.5

c8.s1.5

As the bolt is a solid one it is very heavy. There was no arrangement at the Indian Museum to take its weight but it was so heavy that it was moved with difficulty, by two men when it was photographed.¹ Bearing in mind that this bolt was constructed as early as the third century B.C. it unmistakably testifies to the high metallurgical skill of the ancient Hindus in pre-Christian times.