Twin-urn burial

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.