An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.252

v2.c44.252

The distinctive pottery of the site is wheel-made ware, reddish or pinkish in colour, seldom yellowish. There are two dominant wares, viz. coarse red ware and fine or moulded ware. The moulded types were first thrown on the wheel and later pressed into mould. The types of the coarse red ware are the globular or oval jar and *hāṇḍī* with pronounced rims. Externally below the neck the vases are rusticated showing wavy ribs. In some cases the shoulder and the neck are painted in black pigment on a red polished surface. The other types include the spouted vase of medium size, sprinkler with or without spouts, cooking vessel like *hāṇḍī* with one or two body carinations, sometimes with the bottom rusticated by pinching, storage jar, beaker with or without handle, bowl of different varieties with obliquely cut inturned rim, bowl with collared rim, dish and small plate, lamp [6.11], incense-burner [12.2], flask-shaped jar and perforated vessel. A few carinated *hāṇḍīs* have textile marks on the body. Moulded pottery is represented by the bowl and miniature basin.