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Mohenjo-Daro: Figurine

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dc.contributor.authorHerbert E, Budek Films and mounted transparencys, Santa Barbara, California
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Mohenjo-Daro, Sindh, Pakistan)
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-24T04:46:27Z
dc.date.available2019-05-24T04:46:27Z
dc.date.created1968
dc.identifierANUA 682-107
dc.identifier.otherIA-110
dc.identifier.otherIA-110
dc.identifier.other5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/162889
dc.descriptionWith elaborate headgear set with a lotus flower at its center, this early mother-goddess digurine displays a canon of fashions which will distinguish goddess types for centuries hence, The relative nudity of the goddess, contrasted to the appliques of beads and jeweled girdle, are in keeping with later Indian practices and suggest a ceremonial costume of sorts, The concept of an earth-mother with the attribute of the lotus and the adornment of jewelry has its origins in images such as this one, As queen of all existence, the goddess is shown richly arrayed yet not concealing her most characteristic feminine attributes which, to the Indian, symbolized life itself,
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediummounted transparency
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mediumsepia
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBasham Collection
dc.subjectIndus Valley Pottery and Sculpture
dc.subjectceramics
dc.subjectMohenjo-Daro
dc.subjectmounted transparency set
dc.titleMohenjo-Daro: Figurine
dc.typeImage
dc.date.updated2019-05-24T04:46:27Z
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
CollectionsArthur Llewellyn Basham

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