New approach to the ivory and bone artifacts from Tagar (Ter). Dist. Osmanabad, Maharashtra

Ivory is the hard creamy-white dentin that forms tusks of some animals such as elephants, used to make decorative objects. mainly combs, ear rings, bangles, hair pins, antimony rods (anjana or Kajjal shalaka), seals, buttons, decoration pieces, boxes, dice, chessmen, furniture, ornaments, manuscript covers, mirror handles Etc. and bones are for needles, arrow heads, from Prehistoric times. They continued till modern period. Ter, i.e. Ancient Tagar Dist. Osmanabad, Maharashtra an ancient major city Satavahana In various excavations surface collection many objects reveled which created ivory bone. Artifacts like in form beautiful lady, roads, dolls reveled. Some bone artifacts female figurine revealed. Mirror lady has having clothes on backside traditionally known Sakachha. It resembles nine-yard Sari wore Maharashtrian style.