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3. Brass . 25
4. Bronze 26
5. Copper 26
6. Seals of copperplate records . 29
B. Other substances than metal 34
I. Crystal . . . . 36
2. Clay, terra-cotta, and brick . 37
3. Earthenware 40
4. Stone . 4I
(a) Rocks. . 4I
(b) Columns and pillars 42
(c) Relic-receptacles . . . . 43
(d) External parts of stufpas 45
(e) Caves . 47
(f) Images and statues 47
(g) Moulds for making seals
IV The topics of the inscriptions, and the reasons for which
thfie are historically useful 49
A. Plain statements of events . 50
B. Records due to religious motives. 52
C. Records of religious endowments 57
D. Records of secular donations 58
E. The essential nature of the inscriptions 6o
F. The great number of the inscriptions . 62
G. The precise dating of the inscriptions . 64
V. General observations and indications of lines of future
research 65
A. The inscriptions. 67
B. Tradition . 70
C. Palaeography, coins, and art 73
D. Geography. . . . . . . . 76
E. Other fields of work . 83
F. Concluding remarks . 85
List of abbreviations 87
CHAPTER II
PREHISTORIC ANTIQUITIES
Introductory . . . . . . . 89
The Stone Age in India . . . . . . . go
Palaeolithic implements . . . . . . go
Neolithic implements 92
'Pygmy flints ' 92
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