Archaeological importance of Manapur-Gadhama, Jagatsinghpur

During the construction of over the canal, Jaina antiquities like a Jaina chaumukha and a slab containing three Jaina Tirthankara images are found and now placed in a thatched roof nearby site. According the local people many terracotta ring wells and pottery of different variety noticed by them during agricultural work at the field where the images are found. It is also noticed large number of potsherds, fragments of terracotta rings on the paddy field close to the thatched shrine. The potteries mostly red ware, dull red ware, Black ware, Black slipped ware, red-slipped ware and a thick course red ware with husk mark is also noticed here.

They are discussed as follows:-

1. Fragment of a globular pot (lota) of black ware with externally projecting flaring rim and medium profile, of medium fabric and showing semi oxidized core.

2. Fragment of a globular pot of black slipped ware with externally projecting flaring rim and thin profile, of medium fabric and slip on both the faces.

3. Fragment of a shallow dish of black slipped ware with externally projecting flaring rim, medium profile and of medium fabric with fully oxidized core.

4. Fragment of a globular pot of black ware with externally projecting flaring rim, thin profile, and of medium fabric, showing with fully oxidized core.

5. Fragment of a deep dish of black ware with externally projecting under-cut rim and medium profile, of medium fabric with showing fully oxidized core.

6. Fragment of a small globular pot of red ware with flaring rim and medium profile, of medium fabric showing with a semi-oxidized core.

7. Fragment of a globular pot of black ware with splayed out rim of medium profile and of medium fabric.

8. Fragment of a miniature dish of red ware with featureless rim and thin profile, of medium fabric showing fully oxidized core.

9. Fragment of a bulbous vase of grey ware with a projected everted rim, of medium fabric and showing semi-oxidized greyish core.

10. Fragment of a bulbous storage jar of red ware with a short out turned flat rim and appliquéd finger tip design at the neck with impression of husk mark at both inner and outer surface, made on slow wheel, of coarse fabric and semi-oxidized with greyish core.

11. Fragment of a handi of grey ware with an externally flanged rim, of medium fabric and semi-oxidized greyish core. A series of circular lines are marked on the body parts of the pot.

12. Fragment of a vase of red ware with an externally flanged rim and short neck, of medium fabric and showing semi-oxidized with greyish core.

13. Fragment of a concave neck vessel with a beaked rim, bulbous profile of fine fabric and semi-oxidized with greyish core.

14. Fragment body shards of a deep bowl of grey ware with almost straight sides and a blunt carination to a saggar base, of fine fabric and fully oxidized with greyish core. Nail tip marks are noticed at the body portion of the potsherds.

15. Fragment of a deep bowl of grey ware with broken rim slightly tapering sides and flat base, of medium fabric, showing a semi-oxidized greyish core.