[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [The Indus Civilization](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935) › c9.2 # The Indus Civilization c9.2 The Indus Civilization c9.2 - **Language:** English ### [c9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c9.2) THE people of the Indus valley had a large variety of pottery, both decorated and plain. Practically all the ornamented wares are coated with an opaque, red slip, upon which various designs and motifs are painted with a thick black pigment. The clay used for both the plain and painted pottery appears to have come from the adjacent river, and was tempered with sand, generally containing a large percentage of mica, or lime in the form of fine particles, though quite large grains of this material were sometimes included. The pottery made in Mohenjo-daro differs very little in shape and mode of decoration from that of Harappa, and only in a comparatively few cases would it be possible to say definitely in which city a specimen was made. - [Previous: c8.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c8.39) - [Next: c9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c9.3) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c9) ## Cites (2) - [Harappā](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.harappa) - [Mohenjo-daro](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.mohenjo-daro) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c9.2) · Pramāṇa