Indus Valley Civilisation - Art, Design, Architecture, Aesthetics

Class presentation on Indus Valley Civilisation. Short notes about Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, Infrastructure, Architecture, Technology, Art, Sculpture, Ornaments, Culture, and Lifestyle.

3. About Indus Valley
Civilisation

4. 5 Rivers(Indus River and its Tributaries)

5. Mohenjo-Daro v/s Harappa

6. ・ Mohen-jo-daro is an
archeological site in the
province of Sindh, Pakistan.

« The city was divided into two
parts- (a)upper part and
(b)lower part.

« It was found in bank of river
Sindhu. 7

» It enclosed important sites like

the Great Bath, the Granary and
the Town Hall.

7. Harappa

+ It is also archaeological side in
Punjab, Pakistan.

* It is located near the bank of
Ravi River.

+ It has 5 periods.

= Farming and Agriculture become
the main economic activity .

* Houses were made of clay bricks.

* They had irrigation system
pattern and jewellery making.

* They basically worshipped
nature,

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11. Salient features of Indus
Valley Town Planning

12. Salient features of Indus
Valley Town Planning

13. Salient features of Indus
Valley Town Planning

14. Salient features of Indus
Valley Town Planning

18. Sculpture

a Indus Valley Civilization is probably best-known
i in the West for its bronze figurative sculpture.

24. ・A large number of rectangular, some circular and few
cylindrical seals have been discovered in the excavations.

・ Made of steatite, terracotta and copper and are of various
shapes and sizes.

Unicorn Seal, Mohenjo-daro Indus God with three faces Pashupati Seal
and a lot of arm bangles

25. DTTETY
Pottery is bright or dark red and uniformly sturdy and well baked. It
consists chiefly of wheel made wares both plain and painted. The plain
pottery is more common than the painted ware. The plain ware is usually
of red clay with or without a fine red slip. The painted pottery is of red and
black colours.

When making these pots, pottery wheels were used
while hands were used to shape the clay

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A very compact glassy faience that was produced in
a Variety of colors, ranging from white, to blue
green, deep blue and even red-brown. The earliest
beads were made from natural marine shells, bone
and antler, and possibly ostrich egg shell.

A skeleton found in an
Indus grave of a man,
buried wearing a

necklace. Bodies were
usually buried In wooden coffins along with ¿3
many of their belongings. Jewels, pottery,
clothes, and food were among the things
put inside coffins.

31. * People of Indus valley worshipped a mother goddess which symbolized
fertility.

* They worshipped fertility symbols

which were round or pierced stones.

+ They may have believed in

magical charms, amulets, demons

and spirits.

* The Sun was regarded as

one of the most greatest gods.

* They built bath houses and

practised ritual bathing.

33. » Agriculture appears to be the
main occupation of the people.

+ Most household articles made of
pottery, copper and bronze.

+ Most of the kitchen utensils were
made of earth and stone. Chairs
and stools were used for
decorating homes.

+» Hunting of wild animals, bull
fighting, fishing and clay
modelling were general social
amusements of people.

34. Social Hierarchy
Lower TownCitadel

35. Famer > 人 Sa;
人 86 おえ 4 、

Source: Barry K. Beyer et al. The

36. Decline of Indus Valley Civilisation

37. Continuing the legacy of Indus Valley