ɪtˈæliən mˈɪʃən ˌɑːɹkiːˈɑːlədʒˌɪsts kənsˈɪdɚ ðɪs fˈeɪz sˈɔː ðə kəmplˈiːt dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹəns ʌv ɐtʃˈiːmənˌɪd sᵻɹˈæmɪk fˈɔːɹmz, bˌʌt ðæt hˈaʊshoʊld ˈɪndɪk vˈɛsəlz wɜː stˈɪl ɪn jˈuːs æt bˈɑːɹɹɪkˌɑːt.
Italian Mission archaeologists consider this phase saw the complete disappearance of Achaemenid ceramic forms, but that household Indic vessels were still in use at Barikot.