[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c22.s1.2 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c22.s1.2 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c22.s1.2 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c22.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c22.s1.2) The earliest terracotta animal figurines found on the subcontinent are from the Chalcolithic sites of settled agricultural communities of Kulli, Quetta and Zhob regions of Baluchistan. They consist of hand-modelled bulls with exaggerated humps and stumpy legs and painted with vertical stripes across the body. The largeness of their number in a restricted area of the site at Kulli perhaps suggests their use as offerings on a cultic spot. Some figurines with their legs pierced for wheel axles were possibly used as toys. - [Previous: v1.c22.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c22.s1.1) - [Next: v1.c22.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c22.s1.3) - [Up: v1.c22.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c22.s1) ## Linked texts (1) - [Kulli](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.kulli) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c22.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c22.s1.2) · Pramāṇa