An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.269

v2.c44.269

*Pd II C*. According to Rao, 'it is only the resurgence of the Harappa culture in a new garb.' The people looked for better amenities and attempted to revive the tradition of painting pots. The designs are simple linear. The burnishing of the pots over a thick red slip gives a lustrous effect. The personal ornaments are in locally available materials like jasper and agate. The structures were probably of mud brick and timber with fairly large rooms. Two clay enclosures have been found. The pottery is mainly represented by the Lustrous Red Ware [11.9], the black-and-red ware being limited. The main types are the vessel of medium size. The bowl has a blunt and sharp cerinated shoulder; the jar has a high neck and elongated body, the stem of the dish-on-stand becomes short, thin and clyindrical; and the dish develops a beaded rim losing the carination at the shoulder. The stud-handled bowl though rare is larger both in size and handle. Typical Harappa shapes like the perforated jar, goblet, beaker, etc., are absent. The paintings are in deep-black over deep-red. Hatched diamonds, oblique lines in groups, suspended intersecting loops, hatched circles and loops are the favourite designs. Running antelopes are noteworthy, as also bulls with X-shaped horns. The surface is divided into compartments for paintings. Biconical beads of agate and terracotta, jasper tools and copper celts form the other antiquities.