An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c42.155

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Pd IV which followed after a lapse of time indicates two principal phases, the earlier of which is related to the early historical period and the other to the medieval. The cultural assemblage of Pd IV A is represented by the bowl, cup and the so-called ‘ink-pot’ type [20.2] vase of a decadent red ware, a few sherds of the NBPW [11.16], lipped bowl of black ware, stamped pottery, copper ornaments, stone and terracotta beads, polished stone celts, saddle-querns [6.19], stone pestles [6.19], goldsmith's moulds and a disc-like gold bead. The people lived in brick-built houses, the floors of which were paved with bricks. A gold coin of Kaniṣka I recovered from the surface is an important antiquity of this Pd. The cultural repertoire of Pd IV B is related to the post-Gupta period and includes ordinary conical cups, terracotta net-sinkers [6.16] and wares of medieval times like the spouted goblet or jug.