Nani Rayan

SR No.: 001481
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Pulin Vasa
Publisher: Kalikal Sarvagya Shri Hemchandracharya Navam Janmashatabdi Smruti Sanskar Shikshannidhi Ahmedabad
Total Pages: 66
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Art, & Culture
File Size: 9 MB

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The Lids :
Large lids have a diameter of 158 mm and exactly fit over the large bowl. At the center there is a hemispherical knob. There are two verities of lids. Lamp or Kodiya :
92 x 76 x 30 mm with a wall of 5mm lamps are found.
A thick walled (16 mms) vessel fragment (the lover half 230 by 135 with a pear shape belly. Large Pot or a Storage Jar (Kothi) :
This is the largest jar I have in my collection. It is one of the seven jars buried under the earth. The farmer noticed it when his plough hit its rim, slightly damaging it. It was unearthed very carefully and the complete specimen of the finest potting works of our ancient potter was recovered. The red colored jar has a height of 85 cms and its circumference at the belly is 217 cms (diameter at the belly 70 cm) while at the neck the circumference is 62 cms. The wall thickness is 2.6 cms. At the bottom the potter has created a coconut like elevation, which will fit in the hole in floor. How clever the potter must be to create and
bake to perfection, such a large piece of pottery that stood the test of time. Small Pot or a storage jar (Kothi) :
An egg shaped and a red colored storage jar was noticed while the field was being cultivated. It was about 2 ft below the ground level. Its ht is 60 cm. circumference at the belly is 135 cm. and at neck it is 47 cm. Its walls are 1.5 cm. thick.
Barring a small damage at the rim both the above-mentioned specimens are complete and intact.
I have tried to highlight only few pots and potsherds from my collection of the Red Ware
But one thing is quite definite and that is the Red Ware is the commonest form of pottery found from Nani Rayan. Next in the list of profusion is the Stamped Ware. Bricks :
Two different types of bricks are found. Those found from the Kappar area are larger with the dimension of 40 x 30.7 x 7 cm.
Those found from the trench for laying the water line are smaller in size. Their dimension is 27 x 24 x 6.5 cm At both the places the bricks were nicely backed and were red in color. They were cemented with mud mortar.
As the bricks were arranged horizontally on their thickness, the wall was