The Personality of India: Pre- and Proto-historic Foundation of India and Pakistan c14.s1.t7.92

c14.s1.t7.92

The next phase marks the advent of a new element into Kathiawad. At Somnath, as well as at Amra, we see the appearance of a new technique of surface treatment, consisting of bright red, highly burnished surface, almost giving a mirror like polish. This belongs to phase II at Somnath and phase I at Amra. The most distinct form is the carinated bowl and other late Harappan forms. Even at Rangpur IIC and III, we have the appearance of the new tradition or technique and naturally it becomes dominant in III.