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The Harappan Chimaeras Essay

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Indus valley civilization was the most widespread amongst the other Bronze Age civilization, which flourished in the basins of Indus River. It is an independent cultural complex contemporary to other great Bronze Age urban civilizations in Mesopotamia and the Ancient Greece. Indus valley civilization are noted for their urban planning with elaborated drainage and water supply systems, vast water therapeutic establishment greatly know as “The Great Bath”, rich cultural heritage and countless archeological structures and artifacts; exceptional both in conservation and in its symbolic richness and aesthetical power. It has one of the most peculiar and elaborated iconographies and early form of hypertext. Furthermore, the ideology of Hinduism and …show more content…

It was composed of anatomical portion derived from different animals, as well as humans and other imaginary mythological beings; having visual associations amongst the selected parts that could be intelligently inferred at different levels. The play of the inversions of the multi faced chimaera is extraordinarily detailed. It is also considered to be an early form of 'hypertext', by many historians and archeologists. Many at times the combination of powerful symbols was depicted within single iconographic elements; such as divinity in yoga position, human arm completely covered with bangles and massive body framed between deadly poisonous creatures visualizing strong statements on mankind. Furthermore, it seems to reflect a central concept in Indus ideology; transforming nature beyond any possible recognizable …show more content…

The unique anatomical detail of much of their art depicts their careful modeling techniques and an overall stylistic coherence of the group such as in the case of delicate modeling of the ‘Lady on Throne’; displaying hierarchal relationship among the personages of the clay

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