[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) › v2.c29.87 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.87 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c29.87 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c29.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.87) 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. - [Previous: v2.c29.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.86) - [Next: v2.c29.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.89) - [Up: v2.c29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c29.87) · Pramāṇa