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SCULPTURES
OF
INDUS-SARASWATI RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATION
STONE, TERRACOTTA, METAL
Sachin Kr. Tiwary
Spread of
ISRVC
Trade
Network
Earliest
Civilizations
Economy Political Status
Skill,
Technology
Social Status
Importance of
the study
External-
Internal
Connections
Contemporar
y
Flora, Fauna, Dresses,
Ornaments, Weapons,
Household Objects
Religion
Indus-Saraswati River Valley Civilization
Indus-Saraswati River Valley Civilization
Medium
T.C.
Stone
Paste
Ivory/Conch/
Bone
Metal
Painting
Indus-Saraswati River Valley Civilization
Uses
USES
RELIGIOUS
FULLTIME-
SHORTTIME
REPLICA
DECORATIVE
TRADE
ORNAMENT
TOY/GAME
MANUFACTURING
TECHNIQUE
HAND MADE
ETCHING 4
BEADS
LOSTWAX
CHISELLED/
CARVED
MOULDED
WHEEL MADE
HM+WM+M
Indus-Saraswati River Valley Civilization
TECHNIQUES
A Priest-King,
Mohenjo-Daro
A Male Head, Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa
Mohenjodaro
Harappa
Lothal
https://www.harappa.com/content/lady-spiked-throne
The Lady of the Spiked Throne
A GROUP OF FEMALE FIGRINE
MEHARGADA
Thank You
Task
◦ : Why do we know so little of the power
structure in the Indus Valley?
◦ :In what modern day country are the
settlements of the Indus River Valley civilization?
◦ :Why did the cities have so many walls?
◦ : How do Indus artifacts demonstrate that the
Indus Valley was sophisticated?
◦ : what are the evidence of Mode of
Transportations ?
From Harappa, Pakistan

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