An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c30.346

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The plain and painted Chalcolithic pottery [4.14.3] includes the black-and-red [11.6.4], steel-grey and black and red wares, predominated by the first kind. The types in black-and-red and red wares include the dish-on-stand, long-necked jar, lipped bowl, basin, bowl on ring-base, spouted vessel, perforated pot (sometimes four-legged and sometimes with ring-base), lipped jug, trough, dish, bowl, some with elongated lips. Black-slipped and black-and-red wares have also the *loṭās* with high neck and corrugated shoulder. The bowl and dish show painted designs in groups of dashes and wavy or straight lines in white on black surface. The neck and shoulder of the vase have paintings in creamy-white. A few sherds of the black ware are also painted.