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 bird whistle
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Description
Now missing its head, this hollow bird vessel may have been used as a whistle.
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › Indus Valley (place of creation)
- Date
- 2500 - 1900 BC
- Material and technique
- terracotta, painted
- Dimensions
- 5.2 x 6.5 x 3.9 cm max. (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EACh.7
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Further reading
Ahuja, Naman, ‘Early Indian Art at the Ashmolean Museum - Catalogue in progress’, 2016, no. 16.2
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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