Which one of the following is not a pottery type?
- A.OCP
- B.CCE
- C.NBP
- D.BRW
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, CCE. CCE is not the name of any pottery tradition; the other three are standard pottery types of early India.
Archaeologists date and group early Indian sites by the pottery found in their layers. OCP, Ochre Coloured Pottery, is found in the upper Ganga–Yamuna doab around the second millennium BCE and is linked with copper hoards. BRW, Black and Red Ware, has a black inside and rim and a red outside, made by inverted firing, and appears from chalcolithic to megalithic sites. NBP, Northern Black Polished Ware, is a fine, glossy ware of the age of the Mahajanapadas and the Mauryas, roughly 700–200 BCE. Painted Grey Ware (PGW), linked with the later Vedic age, is another such type.
A is wrong because OCP is Ochre Coloured Pottery, a well-known type. C is wrong because NBP is Northern Black Polished Ware, the deluxe pottery of the second urbanisation. D is wrong because BRW is Black and Red Ware, found widely across India.
Exam tip: pottery sequence of the Ganga valley: OCP, then BRW, then PGW (later Vedic), then NBP (Mahajanapadas, Mauryas).
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