An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.784

v2.c45.784

The next Pd, composed of two phases, is marked by a transition from the era of prosperity to a stage of decadence. The culture of the site reached its height in the early phase, *c.* 200 B.C, to A.D. 100 when a sophisticated bright-red polished ware appears in a variety of forms with applied and incised decorative designs. At the bottom occur a few sherds of the black-and-red ware [11.6], while the upper level has yielded fragments of the Rouletted Ware [11.21] providing a chronological datum of the site. The most characteristic type of ware is a ‘knobbed’ vessel, a kind of bowl-*cum*-lid, in grey or greyish-black colour with or without concentric circles on the inner base. In the late phase of the Pd, A.D. 100-200, the deterioration of the culture is obvious. The bright-red ware degenerates into a coarse pale red ware with crude decorations. The finds of the Pd include glass bangles, clay bullae [6.4] imitating Roman coins, a silver punch-marked coin [3.1], a copper coin of Huviṣka and a large number of terracotta ear ornaments.