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An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.180

An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.180

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v2.c45.180

Pd III has the NBPW and red pottery associated with it. Pd IV has Śuṅga terracottas, while Pd V has Indo-Parthian, Kushan and tribal coins, a terracotta coin mould of Gondophares, votive tanks [12.11] and sealings with early Gupta legend. Pd VI shows a massive mud rampart with a basal width of 29 m and with a flat top of yellow earth with *kankar* spread over it. Later on its height was raised and a moat was provided around it. The deposit against the wall has the Red Polished Ware [11.23], terracotta female figurines of Gupta tradition and a terracotta sealing with a legend in Gupta script. Pd VII, medieval, has glazed pottery and red ware, while Pd VIII has structures of *lakhauri* bricks.