History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c20.s3.t3.3

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In pre-historic cave painting, *gairika* was used as a pigment and black colour was painted with burnt wood. During Indus valley civilization, white, red, black, yellow, green colours were used. Painting had developed well in Vedic period also even though no specimen is available. Buddhist literature also is replete with references to different types of painting in different colours (*Kus*, 531; *MV*.5.10.3; 8.29). Auditoriums were decorated with beautiful paintings on the wall (*Nāṭ*. 290-291).