Khirthar National Park
Baseline Environmental Study

Appendix 7.2

Ceramic Ware Types WARE NUMBER; Ware Name; colour; density; inclusions; manufacture; surface treatment; decoration; vessel shape.

KNP/OO1; Coarse Red Ware; 10R 4/6, red; medium; chaff, mica; handmade; some pieces lightly slipped on exterior; two sherds with exterior paint, dark brown; everted rim with flat top, large.

KNP/OO2; Slipped Medium Buff Ware; 5YR 6/4, light reddish brown; medium; small chaff; handmade; exterior very smooth slip and burnish; high neck, slightly everted.

KNP/OO3; Fine Grey Ware; 10YR 6/1, grey; light; mica, medium grit; wheelmade; smooth; ridge around belly; flat base.

KNP/OO4; Coarse Buff Ware; 7.5YR 5/3; heavy; coarse grit, mica; some pieces lightly slipped; open mouth large jar with straight neck.

KNP/OO5; Fine Red Ware; 2.5YR 4/6, dark red (exterior), 2.5YR 5/4, weak red (interior); medium; fine grit, mica; wheelmade; exterior slip; groove on rim exterior, two grooves on rim interior; slightly everted rim, or incurving rim, one example with everted rim and band of red paint.

KNP/OO6; Glazed Ware; 5YR 7/4, pink (fabric), 5YR 6/4, light reddish brown (interior); light; none; wheelmade; exterior glaze, interior slip; coloured glaze – white, blue, black, brown.

KNP/OO7; Fine Buff Ware; 2.5YR 7/6, light red; medium; chaff, mica, wheelmade; one with red slip; open bowl, flat base.

KNP/OO8; Coarse Grey Ware; 2.5YR 5/1, grey; heavy, coarse grit, chaff; wheelmade.

KNP/OO9; Coarse Slipped Ware; 2.5YR 5/4, weak red (fabric), 2.5Y 8/4 pale yellow (slip); heavy; coarse grit, chaff, handmade; slip on exterior.

KNP/O10; Brown on Buff Painted Ware; 5YR 7/3 pink (exterior slip), 5YR 6/6, reddish yellow (fabric), 5YR 4/2, dark reddish grey (paint); medium; mica; wheelmade; self slipped; brown painted geometric design.

KNP/O11; Dense Heavy Ware; 2.5YR 4/1, dark reddish grey; heavy; chaff, fine grit; handmade; exterior smoothed, scratched design before firing.

KNP/O12; Handmade Grey Ware; 5Y 4/1, dark grey; medium; chaff, mica; handmade; exterior lightly burnished, interior smoothed; flat base.

KNP/O13; Chunky Ware (probably modern); 2.5YR 5/6, red (exterior), 7.5YR 6/1, grey (interior); medium; coarse grit, chaff, mica; handmade; applied pie-crust moulding, one piece with incised tree of life design; large, chunky pieces.

KNP/O14; Brown Ware; 5YR 5/6, yellowish red (fabric), 2.5YR 4/6, dark red (slip); medium; very fine grit, mica; wheelmade; some pieces slipped; one piece with brown painted lines on rim and shoulder; rim everted; flat, string-cut base.

KNP/O15; Grey Core Ware; 5Y 3/1, very dark grey (core), 7.5YR 4/4, brown (surface); light; medium grit, chaff, mica; interior and exterior slipped and burnished brown; only one sherd of this- may be overfired.

KNP/O16; Slipped Grey Ware; 7.5YR 2.5/1, black (fabric), 2.5Y 7/4, pale yellow, (exterior slip); light; very fine grit, chaff; wheelmade; exterior slip; everted rim, flared shoulder.

KNP/O17; Slipped Brown Ware; 2.5 Y 6/2, light brownish grey; medium. fine grit, mica; wheelmade; self slip.

KNP/O18; Cream Ware; 5Y 7/4, pale yellow (surface), 5G 7/1, light greenish grey (fabric); medium; very fine grit, small amount of mica; handmade; self slip.

KNP/O19; Gritty Ware; 2.5YR 5/6 (interior), N3/, very dark grey (fabric); heavy; very coarse grit; handmade; slipped inside and out (or just fires to red exterior, grey core).

KNP/O2O; Thick Red Ware; 5YR 6/6, reddish yellow; heavy, many medium grits; handmade, smoothed; impressed design.

KNP/O21; Painted Buff Ware; 7.5YR 6/6, reddish yellow; medium; fine grit, mica, handmade; painted bands of decoration in brown and red with brown on cream pendant loops; straight rim, flaring shoulder.

KNP/O22; Painted Grey Ware; N5/, grey; heavy, fine grit; wheelmade; painted bands in grey and red; everted rim open bowl with ridge on shoulder.

KNP/O23; Micaceous Ware; 7.5R 7/4, pale red; light; very many large mica flecks, some grit; handmade.

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