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==History== [[File:Dancing girl of Mohenjo-daro.jpg|thumb|Dancing girl of [[Mohenjo-daro]] (2300β1750 BCE)]] Bangles made from sea shell, [[copper]], [[bronze]], [[gold]], [[agate]], [[chalcedony]], etc. have been excavated from multiple archaeological sites throughout the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref name="Ghosh224">Ghosh, page 224</ref> A figurine of a dancing girl wearing bangles on her left arm has been excavated from the [[Mohenjo-daro]] archaeological site (2600 BC) in modern-day [[Pakistan]].<ref name="ghosh83">Ghosh, page 83</ref> Other early examples of bangles in [[ancient India]] include copper samples from the excavations at Mahurjhari, followed by the decorated bangles belonging to the [[Mauryan Empire]] (322β185 BC) and the gold bangle samples from the historic site of [[Taxila]] (6th century BC).<ref name="Ghosh224" /> Decorated shell bangles have also been excavated from multiple Mauryan sites.<ref name="Ghosh224" /> Other features include copper rivets and gold-leaf inlay in some cases.<ref name="Ghosh224" />
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