INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mohenjodaro is one of the largest and earliest excavated Harappan sites, spread over an area of almost 200 hectares. Important artefacts found at this site include the bronze ‘dancing girl’ statue, the statue of bearded man, Pashupati seal among others.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dancing Girl is highly regarded as a work of art. The statue was excavated by British archaeologist Ernest Mackay in the “HR area” of Mohenjo-daro in 1926, It is now in the National Museum, New Delhi; having been allocated to India at the Partition of India in 1947.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bearded Man (Priest Man, Priest-King) Found in Mohenjo-Daro. Bearded man’s figure made of Steatite. The figure interpreted as a priest and is draped in a shawl coming under the right arm and covering the left shoulder.

Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: The bust of bearded man was found in Mohenjo-Daro and its figure made of Steatite.