[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [The Indus Civilization](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935) › c7.8 # The Indus Civilization c7.8 The Indus Civilization c7.8 - **Language:** English ### [c7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.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. - [Previous: c7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c7.7) - [Next: c7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c7.9) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Harappā](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.harappa) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mackay-1935.c7.8) · Pramāṇa