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INDUS VALLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the most famous Bronze figurine of the Indus valley civilization?
A
Dancing girl
B
Carriage carrying pot
C
wooden logs
D
buffaloes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dancing Girl is a prehistoric bronze sculpture made in lost-wax casting about c. 2300–1750 BC in the Indus Valley civilisation city of Mohenjo-daro (in modern-day Pakistan), which was one of the earliest cities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dancing Girl, Mohenjo-Daro – Art from the Indus Valley Civilization. The Dancing Girl is a bronze statuette created over 4, 500 years ago and is a rare and unique masterpiece. It was found in the ancient Mohenjo-Daro site in 1926.

Detailed explanation-3: -The piece was discovered by British archeologist Ernest Mackay in the area of Mohenjo-daro in 1926. It was one of two bronze artworks found at the same site, and shows a more naturalistic pose than the other more formal piece.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dancing Girl This is one of the best known artefacts from the Indus Valley. It’s a four-inch-high copper figure, found in Mohenjodaro. It depicts a girl whose long hair is tied in a bun.

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