The Indus Civilization (Cambridge History of India, Supplementary Volume) c12.17
The Indus Civilization (Cambridge History of India, Supplementary Volume) c12.17
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(4) The red slips employed on some of the Jhukar pottery are not always polished; when a polished slip is used, it lacks the careful Harappan finish, and the pigment used is of a much brighter tint. The cream-coloured slips, which are used more freely than the red on the Jhukar pottery are always thickly laid and have a peculiar straw-pitted surface which is entirely absent from the Harappan wares.