An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c42.248

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The excavation has revealed that the habitation at Kumrahar continued from the Mauryan times to A.D. 600, when the site was abandoned to be re-occupied in the 17th century. Apart from the pillared hall, the earliest occupation, Pd I, is ascribable to before 150 B.C. characterized by coarse grey ware mixed with red ware, some of them inscribed, along with cast [3.1] and punch-marked coins. Pd II, c. 150 B.C. to A.D. 100, is represented by Śuṅga terracottas and coins of the ‘lanky bull’ type of Kauśāmbī and by a wall of brick, 30 cm square, and remnants of an apsidal structure. Pd III, c. A.D. 100 to 300, has yielded Kushan coins and terracotta human figurines with peaked head-dress as well as brick structures and remains of a monastic complex, including an apsidal shrine with a *stūpa*. A unique sealing bears the plan of a monastery. Pd IV, 300 to 450, has copper coins of Candragupta II along with typical Gupta terracottas. The discovery of a monastery-*cum*-sanatorium, identified by a seal with the legend *śrī-Ārogya-vihāre bhikṣu-saṁghasya*, is an important discovery. Pd V, 450 to 600, is represented by late Gupta and post-Gupta antiquities as suggested by the palaeography of the sealing legends and inscribed potsherds.