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1 Dr.Guneeta Chadha, Associate Professor, H.O.D. Fine-Arts dept. PGGCG-11, Chandigarh.

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3  It is from Mohenjo-daro, late Harrapan culture.  Time period is 2300-1750 B.C.  It is made of Steatite  Height-17.5 cms  National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi

4  Most remarkable sculpture.  Small bust depicting a priest-king  Face has a carefully barbered beard.  Upper lip is shaved  Hair tied at the back in a bun  Headband  Repeated as an armband  Eyes were originally inlay

5  The robe or toga like garment is decorated with trefoil design.  The robe falls diagonally across the upper chest.  The right shoulder is bare  The facial features have thick lips and a broad nose.  The nose was damaged during excavation.  The ears resemble a two-edged shell with a hole in the centre

6  It is also one of the very remarkable sculptures of the Indus valley civilization.  CONCLUSION  Important environmental and natural disasters are the reasons attributed to the demise of this civilization.  This culture was finally eclipsed by the new barbarians from the north, who with their chariots, bronze weapons and Vedic religion, brought a vigorous new culture which eventually spread beyond Punjab to the whole of India.


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