Harappan Civilizations & the Aryan Migration (ca. 2300-1750 B.C.E.)

Artist: unknown
Title: Pangolin (scaly ant eater)
Material: Terracotta
Site: Harrapa, Pakistan
Current Location: National Museum, New Delhi, India
Period/Date: Indus/Harrapa Civilization/ ca. 2300-1750 B.C.E.
Iconography/Iconology: Pangolin.
Stylistic Comments: The simple, facile modeling is often characteristic
of folk arts throughout village India today.


