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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Indus
Title:Animal figurine
Date Made:ca. 3300 - 1750 BCE (Indus Valley Civilization)
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware
Place Made:Asia; Indus Valley
Accession Number:  MH 2021.5.33
Credit Line:Gift of Julie Dupree Gill (Class of 1977) from the Dupree Collection
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
A child’s toy possibly from the Harappan Civilization. The cattle toy has holes through the front and back legs where a small wooden dowel would have been placed. Two wheels would have been attached to the end of each dowel in order to make the toy roll back and forth. The cattle toy has an incised brindle on its face.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; animals

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