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In 1966-67, the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Bihar, exposed the wall running along upper pradakshina-patha along with brick pillars and various terracotta plaques of the Buddha, Buddhist deities, animal figurines and an inscribed terracotta seal. In the same year, excavation at Oriup, about 2 km south-west of the Antichak stupa-site, excavation revealed four cultural periods of which the oldest marked by black-and-red ware, and next by the occurrence of the NBP ware and its associated fabrics, pointed towards the further antiquity of the site as earlier than 500 B.C. and contemporaneous with Champa. The third period was distinguished by typical Pala pottery, and the latest by the occurrence of the medieval glazed pottery and red ware. In 1968-69, the most significant discovery was a stone votive stupa, with an inscription on each of sides in 29 lines, bearing an account of Sahura, a local ruler who installed a Kirti (possible image or structure) after emerging victorious over the warrior Sondamna, sent with a large fleet by the King of Bengal. This was recovered from the debris overlying the floor of the lower pradakshina-patha in the south-eastern quadrant.
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