Mohenjo-Daro: Ancient toy animals, Mohenjo-daro, Museum
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dc.contributor.author | Herbert E, Budek Films and mounted transparencys, Santa Barbara, California | |
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dc.coverage.spatial | India (Mohenjo-Daro, Sindh, Pakistan) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-24T04:58:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-05-24T04:58:02Z | |
dc.date.created | 1968 | |
dc.identifier | ANUA 682-133 | |
dc.identifier.other | IA-138 | |
dc.identifier.other | IA-138 | |
dc.identifier.other | 10 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/162912 | |
dc.description | At this stage of Indian history, animal figures are yet to gain strong religious significance, As they appear here, as children's toys, they are as simple yet naturalistic as the little cult figures minus the latter's magical symbolism, From such animal toys, we have the first representations of the types of animals which populated the Indus Valley in ancient times and among these some of the first representations of elephants, Shown here are figures of the elephant, rhinoceros, canine and feline creatures habitating the Valley territory, | |
dc.format.extent | 35mm | |
dc.format.medium | mounted transparency | |
dc.format.medium | b&w | |
dc.format.medium | sepia | |
dc.format.mimetype | image/tiff | |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Basham Collection | |
dc.subject | Indus Valley Civilization: Seals | |
dc.subject | toys & games | |
dc.subject | Mohenjo-Daro | |
dc.subject | mounted transparency set | |
dc.title | Mohenjo-Daro: Ancient toy animals, Mohenjo-daro, Museum | |
dc.type | Image | |
dc.date.updated | 2019-05-24T04:58:02Z | |
dc.provenance | Digitised by the Australian National University in 2019 | |
dc.rights.license | This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University. | |
Collections | Arthur Llewellyn Basham |
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