History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c26.s2.t2.35
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c26.s2.t2.35
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A vessel that today is considered distinctively south Indian is the kūja, a clay drinking water-storage vessel with a globular base and a stout neck, of about the same height as the base, flaring slightly outwards. It has first been noted in Cemetery H of Harappa, which is a repository of utensils of unknown origin that differ from those in the main settlement (Sankalia, 1971, p. 259), and later in Jorwe about 1600 BC (Dhavalikar, 1985, p. 3). Thereafter the utensil disappears, to reappear about 1300 AD after the Muslim advent. Its antiquity in south India is not known.