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2 The following table exhibits the contents and mean dimensions in inches of the bricks used in this series of ancient works . I add also , for comparison , the sizes of the bricks used in the large dāgaba at Sānchi in India , which ...
2 The following table exhibits the contents and mean dimensions in inches of the bricks used in this series of ancient works . I add also , for comparison , the sizes of the bricks used in the large dāgaba at Sānchi in India , which ...
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Although when the bricks used in other buildings are examined the actual irregularities in the sizes become much more evident than this table shows , if the contents and area of the side be alone considered , it is quite clear that ...
Although when the bricks used in other buildings are examined the actual irregularities in the sizes become much more evident than this table shows , if the contents and area of the side be alone considered , it is quite clear that ...
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From an inspection of the table it is safe to conclude that these bricks must belong to some period B.C. , and possibly to a late date in the second century , or early in the first century . The building in question must have been a ...
From an inspection of the table it is safe to conclude that these bricks must belong to some period B.C. , and possibly to a late date in the second century , or early in the first century . The building in question must have been a ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ancient Ceylon Volume 41 of Ceylon historical journal monograph series |
| Author | Henry Parker |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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