An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c11.s17.5

v1.c11.s17.5

Ovens on kitchen floors, datable to Śuṅga-Kushan times, are reported from AWRA, CAMPA, KUMRAHAR, MASAON, NOH, SAMBHAR, TRIPURĪ and UJJAIN. They are of clay or are brick-lined, at times plastered, circular or oval in shape, two or three in a row, with built-in storage vessels close by. In the Megalithic [4.17] habitations at KESARAPALLE and KUNNATTUR there are oval ovens with finger-tip decorations. ANTICHAK, GILUND, KAUSAMBI, KAYATHA, NAGARA, PALLAVAMEDU, PURANA QILA and SARAI MOHANA have various ovens, more or less of modern types, in the late historical period. They are built on mud floors and are circular or oval on plan.