Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c16.s3.t6.7

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During Phase V or the Jorwe Culture era, Dāimābād became the largest Chalcolithic site (30 hectares) in Maharashtra. The Jorwe Ware of Phase V at Dāimābād comes with all its characteristic types and painted designs. The Jorwe types from the earliest Phase V levels are deep red in colour and have a shiny surface, linked by some to Lustrous Red Ware. In addition there is Burnished Grey Ware and the hand-made thick coarse ware. Structural levels were exposed in this phase. Among the important finds from the Jorwe phase is a unique terracotta covered by a coat of red ochre with the figure of a deified sage and three consorts united with him. There is also a terracotta cylinder seal with a scene of a procession moving through the jungle. There is a horse drawing a cart followed by a deer, looking majestically to the rear. In front is an animal, perhaps a camel with a long neck. The previous excavation by Deshpande revealed few more things from this phase. These are microlithics, stone mace-heads, pottery, spindle whorls, beads of semi-precious stones, a gold coil; two terracotta human figures and a terracotta dog were also found. The date of c. 1400 BC for the end of the Malwa and the beginning of the Jorwe appears to be consistent with the C-14 determination of 1400 BC obtained from Inamgaon for the beginning of the Jorwe Culture there. (Possehl, 1982: 175-80)