Figurines
Terracotta figurines range in size from just a few inches high to over a foot . Several of these figurines have been found, and consist of objects such as wheeled carts, cots, stylized female figures with exaggerated breasts and pudenda, with accessories such as necklaces and other ornaments. It is likely that wooden parts needed, for example, to make the wheeled carts work have not survived the ages. Among the most famous of these figurines is the one of a mother deity or mother goddess. One of the most riveting pieces of art from the Indus Valley Civilization is the bronze figurine of a dancing girl, excavated from a Harappan house in 1926. The statue is that of a young woman, standing upright, with her head tilted back and her knee bent at an angle. The statuette has her right arm bent and hand placed behind the hip, while the left rests on the thigh of the left leg. A number of bangles, necklaces and pendants decorate the figures neck and arms, and the hair is coiled into a loose bun. Whether the figure actually represents a dancing girl is a matter of some conjecture, though certainly the restrained movement inherent in the pose, the provocative nature of the figure, and the numerous adornments indicate this profession.
Terracotta figurines range in size from just a few inches high to over a foot . Several of these figurines have been found, and consist of objects such as wheeled carts, cots, stylized female figures with exaggerated breasts and pudenda, with accessories such as necklaces and other ornaments. It is likely that wooden parts needed, for example, to make the wheeled carts work have not survived the ages. Among the most famous of these figurines is the one of a mother deity or mother goddess. One of the most riveting pieces of art from the Indus Valley Civilization is the bronze figurine of a dancing girl, excavated from a Harappan house in 1926. The statue is that of a young woman, standing upright, with her head tilted back and her knee bent at an angle. The statuette has her right arm bent and hand placed behind the hip, while the left rests on the thigh of the left leg. A number of bangles, necklaces and pendants decorate the figures neck and arms, and the hair is coiled into a loose bun. Whether the figure actually represents a dancing girl is a matter of some conjecture, though certainly the restrained movement inherent in the pose, the provocative nature of the figure, and the numerous adornments indicate this profession.
Harappan Beading