An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c16.s11: 11.11 Jorwe Ware
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c16.s11
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11.11 Jorwe Ware
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This ware has been named after the site of JORWE discovered by the writer in 1950, though its stratigraphical and chronological position was understood in the excavation at NASIK. The evidence available so far suggests that the ware is mainly concentrated in Maharashtra, but it travelled up to AHAR² in the n.-w. by way of contacts, to NAVDATOLI in the n. where it occurs in association with the Malwa Ware [11.10] and to such s. sites as TEKKALAKOTA. A degenerate form of the ware of coarse fabric occurs in the late Jorwe phase (1000-700 B.C.) at INAMGAON. The recent evidence from DAIMABAD shows that the ware evolved from the Malwa Ware. The available ¹⁴C dates suggest that this process began around 1400 B.C. One of the reasons of this evolution seems to be the replacement of the slow wheel used for making the Malwa Ware by the fast wheel on which the Jorwe Ware was thrown.
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The Ware is of fine fabric producing a metallic ring when struck, is treated with a thin slip turned dull red in colour and is painted in black chiefly with monotonous geometric designs such as triangles, squares and rectangles, oblique strokes, horizontal bands, loops, spirals, vertical pair of closely spaced crinkled lines and group of wavy lines and occasionally with human figures and deer, crane, dog and plant motifs. Also painted on the pots of the ware are what may be regarded as potters’ marks. They are large in number but the common ones are: one, two or three oblique or horizontal strokes; B-design occurring singly, in pairs and in opposed form; solid dots ranging in number from one to four; bisecting strokes; bisecting pairs of strokes; two, three or four strokes emanating from either a circle or a dot; single or double wavy lines; loop design; ladder motif; plant motif; and opposed triangles. Occasionally the pots bear graffiti [20.1] which include the ladder, bisecting lines, lattice, opposed triangles, groups of vertical lines and arrow, marks.
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The characteristic types of this ware are: the concavesided carinated bowl; the *hāṇḍī*-type vase with tubular spout and funnel-shaped mouth; and the high-necked-vase with globular on squat body with or without a tubular spout. The other types are: the bowl-on-stand; incurved bowl; beaker; cup with ear-handle; *loṭā*-shaped vase with beaded rim; and pear-shaped vase with a narrow short neck and beaded rim. A vase with bulbous body and a bottle-neck occurs in the late Jorwe Phase at INAMGAON.