Chapter 2
Arts of the Indus Valley
1. Would you agree that the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation were great art lovers? Give reasons for your answer.
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2. What kind of similarities and differences do you find between present-day terracotta and the Indus Valley terracotta?
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3. Seals were made of different materials. With the Indus Valley seals as a reference try to make seals with a different medium. Which are the animals that you would like to carve on your seals and why?
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4. What do the art objects that have survived tell us about the daily life of the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
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5. Imagine you are a curator working in a museum and you have been given the task to create a museum exhibit on Indus art. Collect illustrations of at least ten objects made of stone, metal and terracotta produced and used during the Indus Valley Civilisation and create this exhibit.
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