An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.1078

v2.c29.1078

Pd III, the so-called Āndhra culture, is characterized by a far more sophisticated pottery made on the fast wheel, with white-painted geometrical designs under russet colour [Russet-coated Painted Ware, 11·22]. The most distinct types are the shallow dish with an internally beaked edge and straight-sided bowl. The former may have occasionally concentric rouletted rings. Coarse dull-red cups are very common, besides red vases with collared rim, deep basins with heavy rim, etc. Bangles of shell, clay, bone, glass, bronze and gold and beads of magnesite, shell agate, jasper steatite, carnelian, glass and terracotta have been found in large numbers, the frequent use of glass for ornaments being noteworthy. The fragment of a terracotta round medallion with a row of elephants at the edge testifies to the popular art of the period. Although no remains of brick structures have been found in the excavation, the apsidal brick structure mentioned above probably belongs to a late phase of this culture.