The Indus Civilization c9.13

c9.13

Plain, undecorated pottery is more common at Mohenjo-daro than the painted ware, although the clay used for both kinds is the same. In fact, painted ware is more frequent in the lower than in the upper levels, showing that the craft was tending to disappear. As a rule, the plain pottery is covered with a cream or pinkish slip and, though a red slip was sometimes used, the ornamentation consists of plain black lines. A chocolate-coloured slip was occasionally employed on the upper parts of a certain type of jar.