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One-horned Animal

about 2400–1750 B.C.
Object PlaceChanhu Daro, Indus Valley, Pakistan
Medium/TechniqueTerracotta with red pigment
DimensionsOverall: 4.6cm (1 13/16in.)
Weight: 10.57 gm (0.02 lb.)
Credit LineJoint Expedition of the American School of Indic and Iranian Studies and the Museum of Fine Arts, 1935–1936 Season
Accession number36.2210
On View
On view
ClassificationsFigurines
Collections
ProvenanceExcavated at Chanhu Daro, Pakistan in 1935-1936 season; transferred directly to MFA in 1936.
about 2400–1750 B.C.
about 2400–1750 B.C.
Group shot:  36.2203, 36.2221, 36.2231, 36.2232, 36.2233, 36.2234, 36.2235
about 2600–1900 B.C.
about 2600–1900 B.C.
Monkey
about 2400–1750 B.C.
Bull
about 2400–1750 B.C.
Group shot: 36.2265, 36.2253
about 2400–1750 B.C.
Group shot: 36.2210, 36.2213
about 2600–1900 B.C.
Human effigy head
500–200 B.C.