[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c16.s15.t2.3 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c16.s15.t2.3 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c16.s15.t2.3 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c16.s15.t2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c16.s15.t2.3) The Black-and-red Ware forms the major ceramic industry of the culture, excepting in the early chamber tombs of n. Karnataka, where the red ware predominates. The ware has a black interior (sometimes in portions of neck and shoulder as well) and red exterior, which is attributed to inverted firing \[though other techniques are likely\]. Its fabric varies from medium to fine. The common shapes in this ware including variants comprise several kinds of the dish, bowl, pedestalled bowl, tulip-shaped vase, conical vessel, small jar, carinated pot, funnel-shaped lid, etc. Some bowls have a carinated waist and conical vases have a ledge towards the bottom. A rare form is the legged jar from MASKI. - [Previous: v1.c16.s15.t2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c16.s15.t2.2) - [Next: v1.c16.s15.t2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c16.s15.t2.4) - [Up: v1.c16.s15.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c16.s15.t2) ## Linked texts (1) - [Maski](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.maski) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c16.s15.t2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c16.s15.t2.3) · Pramāṇa