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Harappan Arts (Beads and Ornaments (large number of well crafted metal,…
Harappan Arts
Stone Statues
Not abundant, but refined
E,g, Bust of a bearded Priest, Mohenjodaro
Bronze Casting
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E.g- Dancing Girl statue, Buffalo & Goat statues, Copper dog and bird from Lothal, Bull from Kalibangan also quite artistic.
Terracotta
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E.g. Mother Goddess, other dieties, toy carts also rendered.
Seals
mostly made of Steatite, realistic rendering
Themes: Animals such as bulls, tigers, rhinos, bison, goat (But NOT COW), and sometimes humans, trees, boats etc.
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Pottery
very fine wheel-made wares, Black and Red Ware (BRW) Culture
Plain pottery more common than painted wares, poly-chrome pottery and incised wares are rare, perforated pottery also found, used probably for straining beverages.
Beads and Ornaments
large number of well crafted metal, stone, clay and bone ornaments
necklaces, fillets, armlets, finger-rings wore by both men and women
women wore girdles, earrings and anklets
Farmana, HR - an IVC site significant for its burial sites had dead bodies buried with ornaments
Bead factories and Chanhudaro and Lothal. Made of stones and metals. Multi-shaped. Animal models of monkeys, squirrels used as pin-heads and beads.