Art of India before 600 BC

(See also: India Resource Page)

Web Resources
Ancient India. Richard Hooker
The Ancient Indus Valley. Harappa.com
Sacred Texts of Hinduism. Sacred-texts.com
India's Village of the Dead: Hire Benakal. Samir S. Patel
Indus Valley Civilization. Jonathan Mark Kenoyer
Prehistoric Rock Art at Bhimbetka. Mike Gunther
Wikipedia articles:
  • Harappa
  • Indus Valley Civilization
  • Mohenjo-daro
  • Vedic Age

Image Links - Indus Valley Civilization (click inside)¹

Priest-king	Dancing Girl	Male Torso2	Male Torso2	Male Torso2	Unicorn seal
Pashupati seal	Jar	Pottery	Dancing Girl	Figurines	Tiger
Elephant	Cones	Toy Cart	Necklace

¹Little or no visual art has been recovered from the Vedic Age.
²These are three photographs of supposedly the same object! The "real" color is pretty close to photo #3, from the Bridgeman Art Library.

[last checked: July 27, 2013]

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