An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c16.s4.6

v1.c16.s4.6

The degenerate Siswal ware associated with the late Harappa ware is of a slightly better levigated fabric than the earlier Siswal ware. The bulk of the pottery is now turned on the wheel and is better fired. The surface is generally treated with a slip ranging from light red to dull red in colour. Buff and grey wares are extremely rare. The use of the wheel, better fabric and red slip of this pottery of Siswal tradition has blurred its distinctiveness. Handmade vessels are limited in number and mainly comprise the dough plate. Although the bulk of the shapes in the red ware can be derived from Fabric A of the early Siswal (Kalibangan I) ware, the use of white pigment is absent in paintings. On the basis of treatment and surface decoration the red ware broadly simulates Fabrics B, C and D of the early Siswal ware. Buff and grey wares, though rare, attest to the continuity of the early Siswal Fabrics E and F.