Copper in Ancient India c8.s2.8

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Two facts are of metallurgical interest in connection with this remarkable figure. In the first place the virtual transparency of the outer copper garments reflects the greatest credit on the Hindu copper workers of the 5th century. In the second place the date naturally reminds one of the celebrated iron pillar at Delhi which was also constructed in the 5th century. This colossal copper statue and the Delhi iron pillar jointly serve to show that by the 5th century A.D. the ancient Hindus attained remarkable skill in smelting and working different metals. Moreover it is apparent that the production of iron and copper in India at that time was quite considerable.