An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.87

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Made from medium-grained well-levigated clay and mixed with fine to coarse sand as *dégraissant*, the ordinarily thick pottery from Bahadrabad has bright-red to terracotta-buff surface and is occasionally greyish. Originally it was covered with a thick red slip which sticks to the lumps of clay or peels off as soon as the sherds are lifted. Normally the occupational layer is water-bound and only a continuous pumping out of the water lowered its table and made excavation possible. With a worn-off surface the sherds have a rolled appearance. No painting has been noticed, and if there were any, which is likely, they have disappeared with the peeled-off slip. Wavy incised decorations or notchings of cord design occur along the belly on a few pots. A looped handle has also Fig. 4. Bahadrabad: pottery.