A soap stone casket found in the core of stupa contains ashy earth, a small conch, two glass beads, a small piece of gold leaf and a chopper punch marked on a coin.
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This piston presses against a hard steel ring, followed by a softer steel ring, and then a ring of more viscous or elastic material such as rubber, copper or soap stone, all within the channel.
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The celebrated soap stone " priest-king " from Mohenjo-daro, with his patrician features, trim beard and air of unapproachable solemnity, has been posited as a royal icon, but the identity is impossible to confirm.
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Stones from Qingtian, currently Zhejiang Province, are named " Qingtian Seal-stone ( Chin : R?upS�w ) "; and the soap stones named " Shoushan Seal-stone ( Chin : �Xq \ pS�w ) " from Fujian were also widely used.
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According to noted art historian Adam Hardy, the temple architecture comprises a single " vimana " ( " etakuta ", one shrine with a superstructure ) with closed " mantapa " ( " hall " ) and the building material is Soap stone.
