An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c31.450

v2.c31.450

During Sub-pd II B the plan of the port was slightly modified, the previous brick wharf being superimposed by a brick revetment with alternate gradients and landings were provided at different levels of the water and a similar brick revetment was constructed on the opposite side as well abutting the original vertical rock-cut side, providing thereby a secondary landing. The pottery recovered from this filling is practically the same as those from the previous mud ramp. In addition a large number of grey-ware sherds representing vases with wide mouth and splayed-out rim were recovered. The pots are well burnt and are mostly absorbant. The appearance of this new ware is later than that of the Rouletted or the Arretine Wares. Glass objects, some copper and lead coins with lion and elephant emblems recognizable as late Sātavāhana issues were also recovered. Assigning a date of the 3rd century A.D. for these coins, their first occurrence on the brick revetment, i.e. on the topmost fringes of the debris, might be taken to serve as reasonably conclusive that this Sub-pd immediately preceded the 3rd century, since this has been dated as falling in the 1st century A.D. and Pd II in the intermediary stage i.e. the 2nd century A.D. (*c.* 100 B.C. to *c.* A.D. 200.)