An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c22.s1.4
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c22.s1.4
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The peninsular Neolithic [4.6.8-10] sites such as PIKLIHAL, PAIYAMPALLI, SANGANAKALLU and TEKKALAKOTTA have some figurines of crudely modelled cattle with long horns. The Neolithic-Chalcolithic [4.6.4, 4.14.3] phase at CHIRAND has yielded some figurines of the humped bull and *nāga* (snake). The Banas culture [4.14.1] at AHAR² and GILUND have some stylized bull figurines with long horns and a pronounced hump. A horse figurine has been reported from AHAR²