Suttukeni

Suttukeni
Suthukeni
town

Suttukeny jewellery, from the 2nd century BCE, at the Musée Guimet.
Country  India
State Puducherry
District Pondicherry
Languages
  Official French, Tamil, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Nearest city Pondicherry
Lok Sabha constituency Puducherry
Vidhan Sabha constituency Mannadipet

Suttukeni is a village near Katterikuppam in Puducherry, in southeastern India. It is the location of a megalithic site. Later, it seems to have been active in trade with Arikamedu. Jewellery from Suttukeny, dated to the 2nd century BCE, is on display at the Musée Guimet in Paris.


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