Human as well as animal figures are present in the Bronze casting.

The technique used for Bronze Casting was Lost Wax Technique.

Bronze casting was practiced in wide scale in almost all major sites of the civilization.

One of the well carved and finished work.

The shoulders are well baked and the abdomen slightly prominent.

There are socket holes in the neck and shoulders for the attachment of head and arms.Found in Harappa (only major art element found in Harappa).A slight touch of the Greek style of statues can be seen overall.An armlet on the right hand and holes around neck suggest necklace.Hair is parted in the middle and a plain woven fillet is passed round the head.Short cut moustache and a short beard and whiskers.

The eyes are elongated and half closed as in a meditative concentration.The shawl is decorated with trefoil pattern.The figure interpreted as a priest and is draped in a shawl coming under the right arm and covering the left shoulder.Stone statues found in Indus valley sites are excellent examples of handling the 3D volume.The arts of Indus valley which are excavated yet are: Stone Statues: Materials used: Stone, Bronze, Terracotta, Clay etc. While Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are situated in Pakistan, the important sites excavated in India are:.There was also a highly developed drainage system.In this pattern, roads were cut across one another in 90-degree angle and the city was divided into blocks.Houses, markets, storage facilities, offices, etc.The site showcase one of the earliest examples of civic planning.Two major sites of Indus Valley civilization, along the river Indus are: North – cities of Harappa South – Mohenjo-Daro.

Modelling of figures was done in an extremely careful manner.Their delineation of human and animal figures was highly realistic in nature.The forms of art found from various sites of civilisation include sculptures, seals, pottery, gold ornaments, terracotta figures, etc.The arts of Indus Valley civilisation, one of the earliest civilisations of the world, emerged during the second half of the third millennium (Bronze Age).Materials used: Stone, Bronze, Terracotta, Clay etc.

Music note emerging from nose sketch