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Detailed explanation-1: -(New York, August 6, 2018)-The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that it is returning two sculptures to the Government of India: an eighth-century stone sculpture of a Hindu goddess, Durga Mahishasuramardini, and a limestone sculpture from the third century, Head of a Male Deity.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first known sculpture in the Indian subcontinent is from the Indus Valley civilization (3300–1700 BCE). These include the famous small bronze Dancing Girl.

Detailed explanation-3: -The multiple heads and arms of sculptured Hindu divinities were thought necessary to display the manifold attributes of these gods’ power. The tradition of Indian sculpture extends from the Indus valley civilization of 2500 to 1800 bce, during which time small terra-cotta figurines were produced.