Northern Black Polished Ware pottery

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:artifacts Pottery type
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	NBPW
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Mahajanapadas Second Urbanization
gptkbp:characterizedBy	fine texture shiny black surface
gptkbp:chronology	gptkb:Iron_Age_India Early Historic period
gptkbp:distribution	gptkb:Bangladesh gptkb:Nepal gptkb:Eastern_India gptkb:Central_India gptkb:Northern_India
gptkbp:excavatedBy	gptkb:Ayodhya gptkb:Mathura gptkb:Ujjain gptkb:Varanasi gptkb:Kaushambi gptkb:Rajgir gptkb:Ahichchhatra gptkb:Sarnath gptkb:Sanchi gptkb:Chandraketugarh gptkb:Amaravati gptkb:Sravasti gptkb:Pataliputra gptkb:Taxila gptkb:Champa gptkb:Bharhut
gptkbp:foundIn	Indian subcontinent
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Northern Black Polished Ware pottery
gptkbp:material	gptkb:ceramics
gptkbp:period	circa 700–200 BCE
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Painted_Grey_Ware_culture
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Jainism gptkb:Maurya_Empire
gptkbp:significance	indicator of social stratification indicator of trade indicator of urbanization
gptkbp:successor	Red Polished Ware
gptkbp:surface	burnishing slip application
gptkbp:technique	high temperature
gptkbp:usedFor	bowls storage jars dishes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Iron_Age_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6