Red Polished Ware may refer to several types of ancient pottery with a red or terracotta-coloured body: *

El-Badari El Badari ( ar, البداري) is a town in the Asyut Governorate, Upper Egypt, located between Matmar and Qaw El Kebir. Etymology The older name of the town is ''Berdanis'' ('')'' or ''Badarnos'' (), which Timm derives from '' Anba Darius''. ...

, Egypt c. 5500-4000 BCE * Philia culture, Cyprus c. 2000 BCE *

Pottery of ancient Cyprus The pottery of ancient Cyprus starts during the Neolithic period. Throughout the ages, Cypriot ceramics demonstrate many connections with cultures from around the Mediterranean. During the Early and Middle Bronze Ages, it is especially imaginative ...

, Cyprus c. 2000 BCE * Red Polished Ware in Gujarat and West & North India c. 300 BCE-1000 CE, continued through

Kushan The Kushan Empire ( grc, Βασιλεία Κοσσανῶν; xbc, Κυϸανο, ; sa, कुषाण वंश; Brahmi: , '; BHS: ; xpr, 𐭊𐭅𐭔𐭍 𐭇𐭔𐭕𐭓, ; zh, 貴霜 ) was a syncretic empire, formed by the Yuezhi, i ...

(39-375 CE),

Gupta Gupta () is a common surname or last name of Indian origin. It is based on the Sanskrit word गोप्तृ ''goptṛ'', which means 'guardian' or 'protector'. According to historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname ''Gupta'' was adopted by se ...

(4th to early 6th century CE) and Vardhan period

Pushyabhuti dynasty The Pushyabhuti dynasty (IAST: Puṣyabhūti), also known as the Vardhana dynasty ruled in northern India during 6th and 7th centuries. The dynasty reached its zenith under its last ruler Harshavardhana, Harsha Vardhana (c. 590–647 CE), and th ...

(early 6th century to 7th century CE) periods such as at Harsh Ka Tila in Haryana * Post- period, ie. after early 6th century CE * (Samian ware) Rome; not capitalized

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