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# An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.548

An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.548

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### [v2.c45.548](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.548)

\*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.

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