Pottery in Ancient India
Pottery is first mentioned in the Neolithic period. Although it is handmade ceramics, a foot-wheel was also employed later.
- The existence of separate ceramic cultures during the Chalcolithic Age is a defining characteristic of pottery. For instance, ceramics in black and red, black on red, and ochre-coloured.
- Polished Ware was one of the pottery styles used throughout the Harappan civilization. Pottery with a rough surface, Harappa Burial Pottery, Ochre-colored pottery (OCP), Black-on-Red Pottery, Black-on-Gray Pottery, Grey Pottery, and Painted Grey Pottery.
- The painted grey ware (PGW), northern black polished ware (NBPW), and megalithic pottery discovered in Kerala are examples of pottery traditions that ....
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