Lecture 2: Indus Valley Civilization and Its Art
Sept. 10, 1996

  1. Kushan, Gandhara -- Buddha Life: Enlightenment Panel

    relief panel Washington: Freer Gallery

  2. -- Physical Geography of Indian Subcontinent

    whole India

  3. anonymous Greek -- Apollo Belvedere

    front right late 4c BC marble Rome: Vatican

  4. Kushan-Gandhara Indian -- Bodhisattva

    det: head from left 2nd c Boston: Museum of Fine Arts inv.37.99

  5. -- India

    pottery sites during the Harappan period -2550BC- -1550 BC

  6. -- India

    Harappan and Vedic civilisations -2550BC- -450 BC

  7. Pre-historic -- Deep geometric pot - Kulli Culture from Mehi

    Pottery Delhi: National Museum of India

  8. Prehistoric -- Biconical Vase

    1st half 3rd millenium Slipped Terracotta Karachi: National Museum of Pakistan

  9. Minoan -- Palace

    courtyard: pillared Late Minoan IA, c1600 BC Knossos, Crete

  10. Minoan -- Palace

    PTG: Toreador Fresco. Irakleion Museum. Late Minoan IA -c1600 BC Knossos, Crete

  11. -- Plan

    c2300-1750BC. Harappa or Indus Valley Civilization Mohenjo-daro

  12. Indus Valley -- Mohenjo-daro General View of Citadel

    -2900BC Mohenjo-daro

  13. Indus Valley -- Mohenjo-daro Excavation

    -2900BC Mohenjo-daro

  14. Indus Valley -- Mohenjo-daro Excavations, Bath

    -2900BC Mohenjo-daro

  15. South India -- Shiva Nataraja

    whole, front 12-13c bronze Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum Aziatische Kunst

  16. -- Minankshi-Sundaresvara Temple

    South Gopuram NE view with golder lily pond in fore Madurai

  17. Indus Valley -- Two Steatite Seals With a Bull & Unicorn

    alternate view -3rd Millenium BC steatite Cleveland: Museum of Art

  18. -- Bull

    Rajkot

  19. Harappan culture Indian -- Proto-Shiva Seal from Mohenjo-Daro

    whole c2300-1750 BC steatite Karachi: National Museum of Pakistan or New Delhi, both listed

  20. Harappan Culture? Indian -- Torso of a Male Dancing Figure from Harappa

    whole: front c2300-1750BC grey limestone New Delhi: National Museum of India

  21. Harappan Culture? Indian -- Torso of a Male Dancing Figure from Harappa

    whole: back c2300-1750BC grey limestone New Delhi: National Museum of India

  22. Indus Valley -- Male Torso from Harappa

    front angle -c2500-1500BC New Delhi: National Museum of India

  23. Indus Valley Indian -- Male torso from Harappa.

    back view -c2300-1750BC limestone New Delhi: National Museum of India

  24. Classical 4thc Greek -- Young Man from Sea of Anticythera

    whole: rear c340 BC Athens: National Museum inv.13396

  25. -- Gommatesvara Monument

    almost full view of Jain saint Sravana Belgola

  26. Mature Harappa period Indian -- Seal with Goddess Among Asavattha Tree from Mohenjo-Daro

    whole c2100-1750 BC steatite Karachi: National Museum of Pakistan

  27. Akkadian -- Seal with Bull Sacrifice Scene

    2400-2250 BC London: British Museum inv.89-074

  28. Harappan Culture? Indian -- Male torso from Harappa

    whole: front right c2300-1750BC red limestone New Delhi: National Museum of India

  29. Indus Valley -- Harappan Figurine from Chanhu Daro

    drawing of original terracotta

  30. late Harappan Culture Indian -- Statuette Bust of priest-king? from Mohenjo-Daro

    whole: front right c2000-1750BC steatite or limestone Karachi: National Museum of Pakistan New Delhi has plaster cast

  31. Indus Valley -- Alabaster Headless Squatting Woman from Mohenjo-Daro

    whole: front c2500-1500 BC alabaster Karachi: National Museum of Pakistan

  32. Mature Harappa Indian -- Dancing Girl from Mohenjo-Daro

    detail: front right c2300-1750 BC bronze or copper New Delhi: National Museum of India

  33. Mature Harappa Indian -- Dancing Girl from Mohenjo-Daro

    whole: back right c2300-1750 BC bronze or copper New Delhi: National Museum of India

  34. Indian -- Statuette bust of priest-king? from Mohenjo-Daro.

    left profile -c2300-1750BC limestone New Delhi: National Museum of India

  35. Mature Harappa Indian -- Dancing Girl from Mohenjo-Daro

    detail: left c2300-1750 BC bronze or copper New Delhi: National Museum of India

  36. -- Chunar Ganga

    India

  37. Indus Valley -- Mohenjo-daro Excavation, Main Street

    -2900BC Mohenjo-daro

  38. Indus Valley -- Miniature Drawcart w/female figure, votive object from Mohenjo-daro

    -3rd M. BC terracotta Karachi: National Museum of Pakistan

  39. Indus Valley -- Terracotta animal with cub from Harappa

    angle view -2500-1500BC terracotta Delhi: National Museum of India

  40. Indus Valley -- Female Figure w/around-the-neck and scarflike pendent necklaces from Harappa

    -2500-1500BC Karachi: National Museum of Pakistan

  41. Indus Valley -- Androgynous figurine connected w/Indus orgiastic rites

    -2500-1500BC terracotta Karachi: National Museum of Pakistan

  42. Chalcolithic period Indian -- Chariot from Daimabad

    det: horses mid 2nd millenium BC bronze New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India

  43. Chalcolithic period Indian -- Chariot from Daimabad

    det: charioteer mid 2nd millenium BC bronze New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India

  44. Chalcolithic period Indian -- Rhinoceros from Daimabad

    whole: front left mid 2nd millenium BC bronze New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India

  45. Indian -- Rhinoceros Seal from Mohenjo-Daro

    whole c2300-1750 BC steatite

  46. Chalcolithic period Indian -- Buffalo from Daimabad

    whole: front right mid 2nd millenium BC bronze New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India

  47. Chalcolithic period Indian -- Elephant from Daimabad

    whole: front left mid 2nd millenium BC bronze New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India

  48. Vedic (1500-800BC) -- Mother-Goddess from Sar-Dehri, NW India

    whole: front -2nd half 1st Millenium London: Victoria and Albert Museum

  49. Pre-historic -- Anthropomorphic Figure from Sheorarajpur

    Lucknow Lucknow Museum, 0.376