An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c21.s9.3

v1.c21.s9.3

The Harappa culture is quite rich in copper; the tool repertoire is marked by a variety of razors, knives, chisels, thin arrowheads and spearheads, axes and fishhooks, besides a variety of pots and pans. True saws [6.21] with teeth and body set alternatively from side to side appear at Mohenjo-daro, perhaps for the first time in the world. Tubular drills also are the first contribution of the Harappans. The mouldings are neither as ornate as the Chinese examples, nor as intricate as the Mesopotamian ones. But they do reveal the technology of closed casting (e.g. mid-ribbed swords) and *cire perdue* technology (e.g. dancing figurine from Mohenjodaro).