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Page 195
... jewelry , is for the most part as dull , repetitive , and lifeless as the rest of the sculp- ture . This phase of artistic activity is represented at im- portant centres from Gujarat to Orissa ; one of them is Khajuraho , with a vast ...
... jewelry , is for the most part as dull , repetitive , and lifeless as the rest of the sculp- ture . This phase of artistic activity is represented at im- portant centres from Gujarat to Orissa ; one of them is Khajuraho , with a vast ...
Page 204
... jewelry , but once again the finds are hardly commensurate with tradition . Small amounts of gold jew- elry have been excavated at Mohenjo - daro and Harappā ( 3rd millennium BC ) ; and , in the historical period , a very important ...
... jewelry , but once again the finds are hardly commensurate with tradition . Small amounts of gold jew- elry have been excavated at Mohenjo - daro and Harappā ( 3rd millennium BC ) ; and , in the historical period , a very important ...
Page 403
... jewelry , preservatives , textiles , ceramics , thrown pottery ) , and including general commerce , both domes- tic and foreign . Cities grew apace , and almost all of the Iberian cities mentioned by ancient writers were highly ...
... jewelry , preservatives , textiles , ceramics , thrown pottery ) , and including general commerce , both domes- tic and foreign . Cities grew apace , and almost all of the Iberian cities mentioned by ancient writers were highly ...
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