800-year-old pots unearthed in Vellore

The two-and-a-half feet wide and three feet tall pots with figures of the king, queen, dancing girl and an elephant were recovered from an uncultivated piece of land.

Four 800-year-old mud pots, engraved with figurines, have been found at Avaraikari village near Ranipet in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district.

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The pots with figures of king, queen, dancing girl and elephant were unearthed when uncultivated land belonging to one Srinivasan was dug up using earth movers for brick-making.

The pots were around two-and-a-half feet wide and three feet tall.

On receiving information about the discovery, Vellore Archaeological Museum officer Saravanan rushed to the village and examined them.