An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c42.674

v2.c42.674

Sub-pd C (160 B.C. to the beginning of the Christian era) marks a decline in the NBPW culture. The ceramic industry as a whole suffers decline and the pottery shapes are now more utilitarian. Carinated *hāṇḍīs* and pear-shaped vases (10A types of AHICCHATRĀ) are the common shapes in the red ware.