60 A. Rea— Pre-historic Burial-places in Southern India. [No. 2, 
(PI. XI, fig. 2). It is a fragment only, but the production of the curves 
gives a diameter of 7J inches with a depth of 2J ; similar articles com¬ 
plete are shown in figs. 60, 61. Another fragment (fig. 3) is pear- 
shaped, of a thin material, red below, but black inside, and also black 
on the exterior where the rim had been; another of the same kind, more 
complete, is shown by fig. 27. The tomb had a bead-moulded rim ; and 
the portions of the cover which remained, overlapped it by 10 inches ; the 
edge of the cover rim was plain without moulding. I cleared the inside, 
and found a few bones and an iron spear head (fig. 4). The ground 
around the exterior was extremely hard, and in digging it out—at 6 feet 
from the surface—the men turned out a large frog, which had been em¬ 
bedded in the solid clay. The animal had a semi-transparent look, and 
died a few minutes after being brought to light. 
Mr. Turner found a similar tomb at Paravai, the contents of which 
were some bones and chatties (figs. 5 to 8) and a large number of beads. 
Pig. 5 is a fragment of a ring-stand, similar to figs. 2, 60 and 61, it is 
black-glazed,* 4f inches in diameter, and 2f inches deep. Fig. 6 is a chatti 
of a reddish colour, 6i inches deep, and 7 inches at the widest diameter. 
Fig. 7 is a chatti ; brownish red, slightly mottled with dark spots, and 
glazed ; moulded rim ; notched ornament round body of pot; 8 inches 
deep, and 9 inches in diameter. Fig. 8 is a chatti ; reddish colour ; slight¬ 
ly different in shape from the above ; no ornament ; 6 inches deep and 
6 inches in diameter. The beads found in this are peculiar and inter¬ 
esting. Some are of a reddish semi-transparent material, with milky 
streaks through them ; a few are of a greenish hue, and others of white 
crystal; most of them have a design in white inlaid work, the lines 
seeming to have been graved on the surface, and the white enamel filled in. 
These are important, among other respects, in that they resemble beads 
found at the seven Pagodas. Sir Walter Elliot states,+ that such 
articles have been picked up near some mounds there. Mr. Loventhal 
of Vellore showed me a number he had collected himself. The mounds, 
referred to, were supposed to cover remains of buildings, but excava¬ 
tions revealed nothing in the shape of masonry. From a comparison of 
the beads from the seven Pagodas with those found in the Madura tomb, 
I am convinced the former came from burial places also, which would 
explain the absence of buildings expected by the excavators. The other 
articles mentioned as being found by Sir Walter Elliot seem to com¬ 
pletely confirm this theory. 
A few of the most typical of the beads from the Paravai tomb are 
illustrated in Plate X, fig. 3. Those marked a are red, h are red or 
# See further remarks on this “ glaze ” or gloss. 
f Carr’s &even Pagodas, p. 119. 
