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A pottery type associated with the Vedic Age
Answer:
Answer to be written in the exam:
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Painted Grey ware
Or
Black and red ware
*Write any one type of pottery
Explanation:
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Excavations at Hastinapur and Atranjikhera
have yielded a type of pottery known as
Painted Grey Ware.
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Painted Grey Ware gets its
name from the greyish-black paint
that was applied to the surface of the pottery.
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The pottery was
made using a wheel and was fired at a high temperature
to make it sturdy.
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Painted Grey Ware was
typically used for storing and serving food
, and was often found in burial sites.
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Another type of pottery,
Black - and - red Ware,
has also been found from many places in the Ganga Valley.
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Black and Red Ware gets its
name from the color of the pottery. T
he outside of the pottery is painted black, while the inside is painted red.
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The pottery was
made by hand and was fired at high temperatures
to make it durable.
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Black and Red Ware was
used for cooking and serving food,
and was often found in burial sites.
- These two types of Pottery tell us about the life of people who composed the Vedas. These people are generally referred to as the ‘Aryans’.
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