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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Indus
Title:Horse figurine
Date Made:ca. 3300 -1750 BCE (Indus Valley Civilization)
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware
Place Made:Asia; Indus Valley
Accession Number:  MH 2021.5.39
Credit Line:Gift of Julie Dupree Gill (Class of 1977) from the Dupree Collection
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A child’s toy from the Harappan Civilization. Incised lines demarcate a bridle on its face and reigns down its back. The mane is incised and flipped to one side. The limbs are missing. There is a divot for a figure to be inserted, however, the figure is missing from the Gill Collection.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; horses; animals

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