Prehistoric India to 1000 B.C. c11.70

c11.70

decorative repertoire is at once more limited and more complex. The simple patterns of chequers, diamonds, red-outlined panels, and ‘sigma’ signs seem to have been forgotten, the multiple-outlined rectilinear and curved figures have become complicated and dominant, and overall intersectingcircle ornament is also seen. The animal representations now include new types of birds, ibexes, and scorpions: a curious yoke-shaped symbol, perhaps stylized from the ‘sigma’, frequently appears. Colours now extend not only to red but to blue, green, and yellow. Though these latter tend to be fugitive and easily rubbed off the surface of the pot, the fact that no trace of colour other than red can be detected on the abundant sherds at Nundara seems to justify the conclusion that a two-colour decoration was all that was in vogue there.