Question

The Iron Age burials in south India are characterized by

A Ochre coloured pottery
B Black and Red pottery
C Painted Grey ware
D Gandhara

Answer & Explanation

Answer: [A]

The correct answer is Black and Red pottery. Black-on-red (BoR) is a highly distinctive ware of the Iron Age whose main characteristics are the delicate forms, and its striking geometric decorations. The vessels are thin-walled and made of finely-levigated reddish-brown or buff clay, slipped red or orange and carefully burnished.