Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c7.s5.10
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c7.s5.10
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The big storage jars have conical bottoms which were partially buried in the earth or placed on stands or a circular base. Some were actually found with interred bottoms. The Indus Valley pottery was essentially of a utilitarian character fulfilling the needs of drinking, eating, cooking, worshipping and storage etc., but the aesthetic appeal in the painted designs and perfect shapes specially in the minature pottery and burial pottery is no less eloquent. [Fig. 21].