Abstract
Minor antiquities are small but not small in importance. These are the objects of
utilitarian purposes like objects of daily use, children’s toy, ornaments, gems and
intaglios, seals and sealing, ritualistic things, etc. However, little emphasis was given
upon the study of minor antiquities but these are also conveyors of culture. Perhaps it
may seem that minor antiquities are too insignificant to reveal the actual culture of a
community and perhaps for this reason these are ‘minor’ or ‘inferior in importance’.
However, they are called minor simply because of their small dimensions. Therefore,
people must know the unexplored message within the tiny pieces of objects. The article
aims to discuss how minor antiquities were used in their own world, i.e. in ancient
cultures, and to judge our modern culture in comparison to ancient ones.
MAHUA CHAKRABARTI. (2015) Minor antiquities of India and their role in the life pattern of ancient civilization – an interpretation, Pakistan Heritage, Volume 7 , Issue 1.
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