An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.548

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*Fort Pd* (1st to 4th centuries A.D.). As the place was an important station on the road connecting Gujarat with s. Rajasthan the site was fortified as a brick fort, which was often breached but was repaired. The remains of brick structures and a variety of ceramics including the amphora [11.19] have been obtained. Besides there is a variety of objects including a bull, a carnivore, head of a woman, votive tanks [12.11] and pallet of terracotta, shell bangles, copper antimony rods [18.1], lead *kuṇḍalas*, iron knife and nails. There is also an interesting circular lead coin with a human figure in flying or jumping attitude on the obverse and a lion on the reverse.