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Since we paying Asia a visit, we might want to travel some 3000 miles westwards. From Borneo and the Java-Sea to Gujarat in West - the Runn of Kachchhch to be more precise. Only another 25 miles North-West of India's Carneol/Quartz-center Cambay (actually not the best of descriptions, I could-have, should-have come up with) lies the little village of Lothal, a site of great importance during the HARRAPA-Culture. The description as INDUS CULTURE, is an alternative name for one of the earliest cities known to architecture. It flourished during the Indian bronze-age, 5.000 years ago - roughly 3000 - 2000 BC. Most of you will know at least one product of a civilisation that spread out through Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of India. "Etched Agates" is the name of the product, widely used by Western collectors - wrong say those with a better understanding of the technique engaged in the process. It was during my second visit - of three - that I made the following shots. One of them showing a site that has been involved in the process. The "bead" - actually a cabochon - had been bought in Cambay the following day (in close vincinity of Lothal - back in 2006/7). Of course the writing is not Indus-related by any means, as is clearly visible, but is nevertheless a riddle, since no Muslim has been able to read the words to this day. The whitish building is the little local museum! All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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