Room 12 | India 2500 BC-AD 600 gallery
Explore the early development of Indian art, from the artefacts of the Indus Valley to the Hindu and Buddhist sculpture of north India and Gandhara.
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Terracotta ball
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Description
Balls of this kind may have been used for games like children’s marbles.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › Pakistan › Sindh province › Chanhu-daro (place of creation)
- Date
- 2500 - 1900 BC
- Material and technique
- terracotta, painted
- Dimensions
- 3.5 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EACh.8
Location
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Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600
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Ground floor | Room 12 | India to 600
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