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The <i> KSK-Lustrous Black and Red Wares </i> (including <i> KSK-Lustrous Black and Red Wares
KSK-RKE-Black Wares </i> and <i> KSK-RKE-Black and Red Wares & KSK-Black and Red Jars. </i> are characterised by their shiny black and red surfaces, caused by a vitrified slip. This pottery class, which represents 1.5% pf the total pottery assemblage, is also distinguished by a typological repertoire very different to Khao Sam Kaeo's "common" ceramics, as well as using foreign forming techniques, which for some vessels include RKE (rotative kinetic energy) or moulding. Likely, the <i> KSK-Lustrous Black and Red Wares </i> are foreign-influenced: they find typological points of comparison with the so-called Indian <i> Northern Black Polished Wares (NBP) </i> or <i> Black-and-Red Wares (BRW). </i> The <i> KSK-RKE-Black Wares </i> and <i> KSK-RKE-Black and Red Wares </i> correspond to rare pedestalled-dishes for which, to date, Mekong Delta sites have delivered most of the comparative data. The <i> KSK-Black and Red Jars </i> are comparable to large pots with a vitrified slip known in Vietnam where they are, most of the time, found in association with Sa-Huynh pottery. Combining both Indian and Southeast Asian techniques and forms, this pottery class is undeniably the result of increasing circulations and exchanges in the Later 1st millennium BC (circulation of migrants, artisans, merchants and goods).
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