Lot No: 2
Auction: #5
Material: Gold
Period: Ancient India
Date: 21-Dec-2024
Location: Kolkata
Estimated Price: ₹ 15000 - ₹ 18000
Ancient, Indus Valley Civilization (mature phase, 2500-2000 BC), Gold Ornamental Diskette, 2.17 gms, holed to be strung into a necklace, very fine+, very rare.A large hoard of such diskettes was found in May 2000 at Mandi in Muzaffarnagar district, Western Uttar Pradesh. The hoard was contained in two bronze containers and included many varieties of spacer beads, hollow terminal beads, single and double bell-shaped beads, and thin circular diskettes, similar to this one. The technique and method of its manufacture are a testament to the skills and metallurgical knowledge of the Indus Valley Civilization.
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