Terracotta
1600 – 700 BCE
Inamgaon, Maharashtra
CSMVS
Details
Culture/Civilisation
Harappan Civilisation
Subtheme
After the Decline of the Harappan Civilisation - c. 1900 - 1000 BCE
Display Location
Rotunda
Accession Number
INM 1- 0-16, INM 1 - 75.40
Description
These pots are a part of a burial hoard discovered in Inamgaon, near Pune. These urns, joined with each other at the mouth, likely had remains of a young child. The ancient world grappled with the risks of infant deaths due to disease or calamity.