Copper
1000 BCE
Ganges basin, Uttar Pradesh
CSMVS
Details
Culture/Civilisation
Harappan Civilisation
Subtheme
After the Decline of the Harappan Civilisation - c. 1900 - 1000 BCE
Display Location
Rotunda
Accession Number
88.12
Description
These copper tools were cast and hammered from unalloyed copper. Found abundantly in the Ganga River basin in north India. The find-spot suggests that they were probably deposited in river beds or marshes indicating their ritual and dedicatory functions.