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low each row of the tomb legs, and, after the necessary cross-supporting 
pieces had been attached, the whole was removed by rail and cart to the 
Madras Government Museum. On its arrival, the two longitudinal 
planks, and cross wooden brackets were removed from under the large 
case, leaving the weight of the tomb resting on the bamboos as on its 
first removal. The legs of the box were then cut nearly level with 
those of the tomb, and it was lowered to the floor. As the earthen legs 
were not all of one equal length, wedges of varying thickness were fixed 
in below each ; the ropes supporting the bamboos were then unwound, 
and the packing case lifted off. On removing the wrapping of straw 
rope, the tomb was found to be all right, without any new cracks, even 
in spite of the shaking it must have got in the journey to Madras. 
A pyriform tomb was also removed to the Museum without much 
difficulty. The earth was left inside ; the tomb wrapped round with 
straw rope, and placed point upwards in an ordinary packing case. (See 
Plate X, fig. 2.)* 
In addition to the two large sarcophagi, a number of smaller articles 
were also unearthed and removed to the Museum. These are—• 
Xo. 1.—A round lid, broken in seven pieces ; was probably meant 
as a cover for Xo. 2 ; colour a reddish brown with black on the surface, 
(Tam. Ghannakel) 
Xo. 2.—A pot, unbroken; evidently intended for rice or rice 
water. It is not dissimilar in shape to some chatties used by the people 
now-a-days ; colour a reddish brown ; 6J inches diameter. (Tam. Kanji- 
chatti.) 
Xo. 3. — Small, nearly round chatty, unbroken ; probably intended 
for some liquid ; red colour; 5 inches diameter. (Tam. Kuduvi .) 
Xo. 4.—Lota, partly broken, by being crushed against the under 
side of the tomb ; red colour; 5| inches diameter. (Tam. Kuduvi .) 
Xo. 5.—A small cup or chatti; probably for curry or similar 
food ; red colour ; 3^f inches diameter. (Tam. Kattara.) 
Xo. 6.—Similar to Xo. 5 ; 3f inches diameter. 
Xo. 7.—A round piece of earthenware, broken in two pieces ; con¬ 
cave on one side, with a groove around its rim ; convex on the other, 
with a piece broken away from the apex ; colour red, but black on the 
surface. It has most probably been a lid, as the groove on the rim would 
seem to show ; 4| inches diameter. (Tam. GhannaJce .) 
Xo. 8.—A variety of Xo. 7 ; 6^ inches diameter. 
Xo. 9.—Similar to Xo. 5 ; 5| inches diameter. 
* None of tlie pyriform tombs as yet seen at Pallavaram have their covers 
complete. The majority of them have lost all trace of it: the one removed has 
none. 
