Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c13.s7.t2: Red Ochre

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Red ochre was generally used for making the various shades of red on the pottery. Thus from Chanhu-Daro a good number of potteries have been found with red slip on their body. Thus from this it may be surmised that this red ochre was quite prevalent among the potters of Chanhu-Daro.