Urban Aesthetics: Art of the Indus Valley · 2500 BCE to 1500 BCE

Terracotta and Seals

Investigating the mass-produced figurines and the symbolic language used in steatite seals.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do the Mother Goddess figurines reflect the spiritual or domestic values of the civilization?
  2. 2What visual elements on the seals suggest they were used for more than just identification?
  3. 3How does the stylization of animals on seals differ from realistic representation?

CBSE Learning Outcomes

CBSE: Arts of the Indus Valley - Class 11
Class: Class 11
Subject: Fine Arts
Unit: Urban Aesthetics: Art of the Indus Valley
Period: 2500 BCE to 1500 BCE

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