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Image Not Available for 21 potsherds - shiny painted red ware; painted red on rim and partly down exterior.
21 potsherds - shiny painted red ware; painted red on rim and partly down exterior.
Image Not Available for 21 potsherds - shiny painted red ware; painted red on rim and partly down exterior.
Object Number 39-70-60/6457
Display Title 21 potsherds - shiny painted red ware; painted red on rim and partly down exterior.
Descriptions
Object Description 21 potsherds - shiny painted red ware; painted red on rim and partly down exterior & interior sides, closed vessels
Inventory Description Ceramic rim and body sherds, red, orange, burnished, worn.
Classification
  • Sherd
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • European Iron Age styles and periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Pudukkottai / <County> / <City> / Tiruppur
Intrasite Cist Burials; Surface
Additional Geographic Terms India, South; Pudukkottai State; Kolattur Taluk
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 5.3 x 13.3 x 1.3 cm (2 1/16 x 5 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 19
Label on object 39-70-60/6457; 4a

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for Potsherds - shiny painted red ware; painted red on rim and partly down exterior.
39-70-60/6457.1 Potsherds - shiny painted red ware; painted red on rim and partly down exterior.
Sherd
Tiruppur
Image Not Available for Rim potsherds - shiny red painted outside & inside; red ware
39-70-60/6486.1 Rim potsherds - shiny red painted outside & inside; red ware
Sherd
Sithannavasal
3 rim potsherds - shiny red painted outside & inside; red ware
39-70-60/6486 3 rim potsherds - shiny red painted outside & inside; red ware
Sherd
Sithannavasal
4 potsherds - shiny red painted? outside & inside; small flaring rim bowl fragme
39-70-60/6478 4 potsherds - shiny red painted? outside & inside; small flaring rim bowl fragme
Sherd
Tiruppur
6 potsherds - red shiny? painted ware outside; dull plain yellow-red inside; 2 r
39-70-60/6223 6 potsherds - red shiny? painted ware outside; dull plain yellow-red inside; 2 r
Sherd
Raw Material
Sittampundi
Image Not Available for 4 potsherds - shiny red exterior, shiny black interior. Probably body sherds of
39-70-60/6516 4 potsherds - shiny red exterior, shiny black interior. Probably body sherds of
Sherd
Virapatam
Pondicherry
Image Not Available for 3 potsherds - shiny red painted outside, plain inside light reddish ware; 2 rim
39-70-60/6483 3 potsherds - shiny red painted outside, plain inside light reddish ware; 2 rim
Sithannavasal
Image Not Available for 3 rim potsherds - thick, coarse, shiny red painted red ware
39-70-60/6324 3 rim potsherds - thick, coarse, shiny red painted red ware
Sherd
Fort Hill
Image Not Available for Potsherd - shiny red painted outside, dull red inside
39-70-60/6494 Potsherd - shiny red painted outside, dull red inside
Sherd
Mottaimalai
5 potsherds - shiny red painted? micaceous ware; rims, etc.; some worn
39-70-60/6418 5 potsherds - shiny red painted? micaceous ware; rims, etc.; some worn
Raw Material
Sherd
Mahajhari
Nagpur
Image Not Available for 3 potsherds - shiny red outside, dull black inside; probably body sherds of clos
39-70-60/6484 3 potsherds - shiny red outside, dull black inside; probably body sherds of clos
Sherd
Sithannavasal
21 potsherds - shiny-surfaced red ware
39-70-60/6206 21 potsherds - shiny-surfaced red ware
Sherd
Raw Material
Devanur