A Note on the Sphero-conical Vessels: New Evidence from Swat, Pakistan

The study deals with three recent finds of imported sphero-conical vessels, datable to the Ghaznavid period or slightly later, from Barikot and Udegram in the Swat Valley in northern Pakistan. The first vessel (complete) comes from the excavation conducted in 2023 at the base of the south wall of the site's acropolis, the second from a survey conducted in the 1950s by Giorgio Gullini on the spur where excavations would later lead to the discovery of the so-called 'Castle' of Udegram. The third container (a fragment) also comes from Barikot, but from a much earlier chronological phase. Based on these findings, the study presents an update of the bibliography of the work published in Ancient Pakistan by Saifur Rahman Dar in 2007 and an overview of the new discoveries.