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Source Image: PR946_01_19 of Kovalam workshop

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Description

Tools from a workshop in Kovalam.

Monument
Kovalam workshop 
Monument Type
Statuary 
Material(s)
Soapstone (Visual identification)  
Date
bc None 
Collections
India  

Location

Current Location
Kovalam 

Evidence for working practices

No evidence is available for this source.

Notes

A hammer, rasp and various flat chisels used to carve soapstone, as well as a saw. This material is relatively soft, unlike the granite attested elsewhere in Tamil Nadu which is usually worked with just the point chisel.

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