South Asian terracotta through the ages (c. 7000 B.C.-578 A.D.) (Record no. 567667)

MARC details
000 -LEADER
fixed length control field 02931nam a2200229Ia 4500
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 250103s9999 xx 000 0 und d
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9789391123529
Paper back/Hardbound hbk
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 709.54
Item number SHA
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Sharma, Deo Prakash
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title South Asian terracotta through the ages (c. 7000 B.C.-578 A.D.)
Statement of responsibility, etc / Deo Prakash Sharma
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher : B.R. Publishing Corporation
Year of publication , 2022
Place of publication Delhi
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages 3 vol. (xxx, 486 p.)
Other physical details : ill. (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white)
Dimensions ; 29 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Volume-I. South Asian terracottas art from earliest time to Mauryan period : (c. 7000 B.C. -- 185 B.C.) -- volume-II. South Asian terracotta art -- Sunga, Kushan, Satvahan period (c. 185 B.C. -- 200 A.D.) -- volume-III. South Asian terracotta art : Kushan-Gupta transition to Gupta period (250-578 A.D.).
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc This book “South Asian Terracotta Art Through the Ages” are in three volumes. These are documentation work of Terracotta Art which are mostly in India and some rare items of Pakistan and other countries his Volume I covers mostly Harappan and Mauryan Terracotta Art. This is photo documentation of rare Harappan, Post Harappan & Mauryan Terracottas objects. Till today we have excavated 252 Harappan sites in north west part of south Asia. The art style of the Early Harappan terracotta art is primitive and these are hand made. Their facial contour is absent and bare breasts are mostly round in shape, which represents fertility cult. The bottle shaped terracotta mother goddess figurines having bird like face and joint legs shows Iranian influence in this region. With the mature Harappans first urban stage (3000-1900 B.C.) began a new era of terracotta art, produced a large variety of terracottas and in great quantities at urban sites like Dholavira, Banawali, Rakhigarhi, Baror, Bhirrana, Lothal, Chanhudaro, Kalibangan, Nausharo, Nagwada, Harappa and Mohenjodaro. Most of these are hand-made by pinching and appliqué method. The mature Harappans also rarely used single mould technique and few puppet masks discovered from Mohenjodaro and Harappa were mould made and majority of the Harappan terracotta are solid. Second Volume is on Sunga Kusana and Satavahana Terracottas Art. The Shunga artists of the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. brought revolution in the field of terracotta art by introducing once again the technique of single mould which led to mass production and standardization of figuring’s. For the first time, themes and legends from ancient literature, scenes from everyday life and various icons etc. formed the subject matter to terracotta art. A large number of Shunga terracottas have been found at Patna, Buxur, Kausambi, Mathura, Chandraketugarh, Tamluk etc.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term South Asia Antiquities
Topical Term Terra-cotta figurines, Ancient South Asia
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Reference
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Full call number Accession Number Price effective from Koha item type
        Anna Centenary Library Anna Centenary Library 6TH FLOOR, B WING 01.04.2024 709.54 SHA.3 661172 03.01.2025 English Books

Find us on the map