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Artwork

The Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-daro

This small bronze figure is one of the most compelling objects from the Indus civilisation. Its confident stance reveals technical skill while resisting certainty about identity and function.

Date
c. 2500 BCE
Medium
Bronze
Current location
National Museum, New Delhi

This small bronze figure is one of the most compelling objects from the Indus civilisation. Its confident stance reveals technical skill while resisting certainty about identity and function.