An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c16.s1.17

v1.c16.s1.17

The vessels can be classed into over 60 shapes. The most common are the bowl and basin of various forms and sizes, shallow platter and dish, lipped and channel-spouted bowl, open-mouthed jar, narrow-necked jar, bell-shaped jar and spouted pot. These were put to a wide range of domestic uses—storing and carrying liquids, storing grain, cooking and serving of foods, etc. Mention should also be made of the wide-mouthed jar with rounded base used for burying the dead. Over and above are certain rare types like the legged and pedestalled bowl, perforated bowl and pot with collared neck which were apparently meant for some specialized uses.