An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s18.t1.4

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Besides red ware, grey ware and the Black-slipped Ware [11.3], the *de luxe* NBPW was introduced. The shapes in these wares were the dish, bowl, lipped bowl, tumbler, *hāṇḍī*, jar, frying pan and drinking vessel. The NBPW shapes were mostly the bowl, lipped bowl, tumbler and dish. They must have been the prized prossession of the elite and the monk community; there are instances of broken NBPW vessels being repaired by copper wire. There is no doubt that the NBPW originated in the s. Bihar plains, where it is found in abundance at all sites, and CHIRAND, SONPUR, CAMPĀ and VIŚĀLĪ have yielded it different in hues; from CAMPĀ we have quite a few white-painted pieces.