Indian art and culture / Sculpture
Indus and Mauryan sculpture
Practise 1 PYQConcepts to cover
- Dancing Girl of Mohenjodaro: bronze by the lost-wax method; bronze buffalo and bull
- Bearded priest (steatite) and red sandstone male torso of Harappa; grey stone dancing figure
- Steatite seals (Pashupati, unicorn), terracotta mother goddesses, toys, painted pottery
- Didarganj Yakshi (polished sandstone, Patna), Parkham Yaksha, Lohanipur torso (Jain), Dhauli elephant
Where to study
An Introduction to Indian Art Part I, Class XI, ch. 2 Arts of the Indus Valley
- ch. 2 Arts of the Indus Valley, pp. 1-10 (printed 9-18)
- ch. 2 Arts of the Indus Valley, Bronze Casting; Dancing Girl, pp. 2-8 (printed 10-16)
- ch. 2 Arts of the Indus Valley, Stone Statues; Male Torso, pp. 1-2 (printed 9-10)
- ch. 2 Arts of the Indus Valley, Terracotta; Seals; Pottery; Beads and Ornaments; Mother Goddess, pp. 3-9 (printed 11-17)
An Introduction to Indian Art Part I, Class XI, ch. 3 Arts of the Mauryan Period
- ch. 3 Arts of the Mauryan Period, pp. 1-8 (printed 19-26)
- ch. 3 Arts of the Mauryan Period, Pillars, Sculptures and Rock-cut Architecture (Yaksha at Parkham, Didarganj Yakshi); Didarganj Yakshini, pp. 1-7 (printed 19-25)
Indian Art and Culture · Nitin Singhania
- ch. 3
Themes in Indian History Part I, Class XII, Theme 1 Bricks, Beads and Bones: The Harappan Civilisation
- Theme 1 Bricks, Beads and Bones, pp. 1-27 (printed 1-27)
- Theme 1 Bricks, Beads and Bones, 5. Finding Out About Craft Production (Dancing girl), pp. 10-11 (printed 10-11)
- Theme 1 Bricks, Beads and Bones, 8. Ancient Authority (the priest-king), p. 16 (printed 16)
- Theme 1 Bricks, Beads and Bones, 7.1 Seals and sealings, p. 15 (printed 15)