An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c16.s6.4

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*11.6.1 Harappa.* Limited quantities of the black-and-red ware occur in the *milieu* of the Harappa culture [4.9] in Gujarat (Rao, 1962 and 3, 1973), the important sites being LOTHAL, RANGPUR, ROJDI, DESALPUR and SURKOTADA. Like the other ceramics of the culture the vessels in this ware are made of well-levigated clay and burnished to produce a smooth surface. The black portion on the upper part of the exterior makes a horizontal line. The convex-sided bowl, similar to that in red ware, is the dominant type. The stud-handled bowl, the bowl with everted rim and convex body often with blunt carination and the simple dish are the other restricted types. The vessels are often painted on the interior black surface with white strokes, wavy and vertical lines in groups, concentric circles, arcs and criss-crosses.