An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c32.37

v2.c32.37

The next Pd III, seems to be a flourishing period of artistic activity as well as the development of the settlement in general. The dominant ceramic was the Red Polished Ware [11.23] and along with it the bulk of the utilitarian pottery consisted of simple red ware. Four structural phases were recorded. The building materials were stone and burnt bricks (43 × 23 × 7·5 cm). Some houses had covered brick drains. The notable finds consisted of silver and copper coins of ruling dynasties in and around Eran and in the Malwa region. The coins belong to the W. Kṣatrapas, Nāgas, the Gupta king Rāmagupta and the Indo-Sassanian and Hūṇa rulers. Many clay coin moulds of W. Kṣatrapas, especially of Vijayasena, Rudrasiṁha II, Viśvasiṁha and Īśvaramitra, were found. The legend on a clay sealing reads in Gupta Brāhmī *Mahā-daṇḍa-nāyaka-Siṁhanandi*. It emphasizes the strategic nature of Eran as a border town.