[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.s6.18 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c16.s6.18 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c16.s6.18 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c16.s6.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c16.s6.18) The Chalcolithic sherds are usually wheel-turned, but handmade specimens are not altogether wanting. The vessels, both coarse and fine, are made of sandy clay and sometimes of fine husk-mixed clay and have a porous section and thick slip. The early examples from SONPUR are brittle and too small for any shape to be determined. The coarse examples from Sonpur are plain, except for a few incisions and grooves below the rim. The types from CHIRAND include the dish-on-stand, long-necked jar, lipped bowl, basin, ring-based bowl, spouted vessel, perforated pot, sometimes four-legged and with ring-base, lipped jug, trough, dish, bowl, bowl with elongated lip and \*loṭā\* with straight high neck and corrugated shoulder. The specimens from the upper levels of SONPUR are represented by the bowl, dish, vase and basin; they have medium-to-fine fabric and are sometimes treated with a thick slip to hide the coarse texture. - [Previous: v1.c16.s6.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c16.s6.17) - [Next: v1.c16.s6.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c16.s6.19) - [Up: v1.c16.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c16.s6) ## Linked texts (2) - [Chirand](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.chirand) - [Sonpur](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.sonpur) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c16.s6.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c16.s6.18) · Pramāṇa