The Indus Civilization (Cambridge History of India, Supplementary Volume) c17.14

c17.14

3 (pl. XVIIIA). Limestone head, nearly 7 in. high. Closely cropped wavy hair held together by a fillet; shaven upper lip; conventional shell-shaped ears. Former inlay is missing from the eyes. The modelling of the cheeks and lips is sensitive, and the rendering of the hair schematic but expressive. The excavator remarked that “it looks as if some attempt at portraiture had been made”. Found 6 ft. 7 ins. below the surface in HR Area and ascribed to the “Late Period”.