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Embodying Indus Life

Female figurine with a fan-shaped headdress from Harappa

At the peak of the Indus Civilization or the Harappan Period (Period 3), the most common dress for female figurines was the belt and/or short skirt usually situated at the same point on the hips as the figurine’s hands. The fan-shaped headdress was one of the most commonly depicted Indus headdresses. Figurine headdresses were typically decorated in a variety of ways through the addition of terracotta cones, twisted ropes (possibly representing hair), flowers and other applied ornaments.

Approximate dimensions (W x H x D): 5.3 x 14.3 x 3.4 cm.

Female Figurines
Headdress
Harappa
Photograph
Richard H. Meadow
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