An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c30.341

v2.c30.341

Pottery [11.1.3], generally handmade and rarely made by the turn-table method, with a predominance of red ware and lesser frequency of grey, black and black-and-red [11.6.4] wares, represents the ceramics of the Pd. The exterior of numerous grey pots shows lustrous burnishing while their interior is rough and hard-brushed. The types include: the vase, some broad-mouthed and narrow-necked and a few spouted; bowl including lipped, perforated, footed, broad-lipped, oval and channel-spouted; begging bowl; bowl with stand; footed cup; miniature pot; spoon or ladle; a knobbed sherd (type unascertainable); and a miniature hand-made dish in red ware with double perforation on four points representing a toy balance. An applied band on the neck of the vase conceals the luting of the neck with the body. Specimens with mat impression and post-firing graffiti [20.1] are also met with. Post-firing painted designs representing criss-cross, concentric semicircles, wavy lines, dots forming *tri-śūla*, etc., are usually noticed on the grey ware and rarely on the red and black-and-red wares.