[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v2.c45.784 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.784 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c45.784 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c45.784](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.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. - [Previous: v2.c45.783](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.783) - [Next: v2.c45.785](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.785) - [Up: v2.c45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.784](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c45.784) · Pramāṇa