The Indus Civilization c7.8

c7.8

It is difficult to deduce anything of the costume worn by men from the male figurines or from the heroes and deities portrayed on the seal-amulets; the former are invariably nude (Pl. I, 2), while the latter wear only a thin band round the loins. From the few statues which have been found, none of which is perfect, it seems that a robe, with or without embroidery, was worn over the left shoulder and under the right arm (Pl. H, 2). One statue wears such a garment extending well below the knees, and another, that of a seated figure, is dressed in a long skirt secured round the waist by a running cord. The figure of a man on a sherd found at Harappa might be wearing breeches or, alternatively, a close-clinging dhoti. No footwear is shown on any of the figures discovered, nor has any survived.