A History of Agriculture in India v1.c20.s2.1

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A number of terracottas have been discovered from Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, which indicate that the Harappans had domesticated a number of birds. There is a terracotta from Mohenjo-daro in the National Museum, New Delhi, in which a woman is holding a duck in a tender manner (Fig. 111). A terracotta toy depicts a duck. Parrots and parakeets are favourite birds in Indian folk-lore and painting. There are numerous paintings of the Mughal and Rajput schools depicting a lady with a parrot. These are representations of Padmini, with her favourite parrot Hiraman.