The pottery of indus valley civilization is wheel made wears very few being hand made .Pottery developed in the IVC in 3500Bc .Types of Pottery -
1. General Ware Pottery(plain pottery):
A. It was red in colour made up of read clay and mainly used for cooking ,storage of grain ,storage of water etc
B. With or with out red or fine gray slip.
2. Miniature vessels :
A. It is a narrow and elongated pottery with beautyful designs in black in colour .
B.It was marvellously crafted.
C.Mainly ment for the purpose of decoration.
D . Many of these vessels were also found in the graves of dead.
E. Inside these vessels many articles were kept perhaps they believed in otherworldly things and they must have thought that the dead person will use these articles in another world.
3. Perforated vessels:
A.Contains large holes in bottom and small holes in wall .
B. It was ment for straining liquor or beverages
4.Faience pottery:
A.Made for decorative purposes .
B. Considered as precious nd luxury item.
5. Inside ware
Rare and the inside decoration was confined to the bases of the pans.
6. Polychrome pottery
. Rear and mainly comprises small vases decorated with geomatrical pattern in read black and rarely white and yellow.
7. Black painted wear
Fine coating of read slip on which geomatrical and animal designs are extracted in glossy black paint. LP
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