- [List of] Figures
- [List of] Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 1.A. The Harappan Terracotta Figurines
- 1.B. The “Social Lives” of Figurines
- 1.C. A Brief History of the Indus Civilization
- 1.D. Figurines and Archaeological Interpretation
- 1.E. The Study of the Harappan Terracotta Figurines in the Context of Figurine Studies in South Asia and around the World
- 2. Materials and Methodology
- 2.A. Theoretical Considerations
- 2.B. Data Collection Strategy
- 3. Manufacturing Meaning
- 3.A. “Re-Constructing” the Terracotta Figurines
- 3.B. The Implications of Clay as a Medium
- 3.C. Hand Modeling versus Molding and Mass Production
- 3.D. Types of Figurine Forms and Production Estimates from Harappa
- 3.E. Radiographic and Other Analyses Related to Construction
- 3.F. Analysis of Pigments from Harappa
- 3.G. Who Made the Indus Terracotta Figurines from Harappa?
- 3.H. Interpreting the Construction of the Terracotta Figurines from Harappa
- 4. Embodying Indus Life: Social Difference and Daily Life at Harappa
- 4.A. Embodying Indus Life in the Anthropomorphic Figurines from Harappa
- 4.B. Embodying Indus Life in the Zoomorphic Figurines from Harappa
- 4.C. Embodying Indus Life: Depicting Difference and Society at Harappa
- 5. A Provisional Chronological Typology for Figurines from Harappa
- 5.A. Introduction for the Provisional Chronological Typology
- 5.B. Period 1 (Ravi Phase, ca. 3300–2800 BC) Figurines from Harappa
- 5.C. Period 2 (Kot Diji Phase, ca. 2800–2600 BC) Figurines from Harappa
- 5.D. Period 3 (Harappa Phase, ca. 2600–1900 BC) Figurines from Harappa
- 5.E. Periods 4/5 (Transitional/Late Harappa Phase, ca. 1900–1300 BC) Figurines from Harappa
- 5.F. Post-Indus (ca. 1300–300 BC) and Historic (ca. <300 BC) Figurines from Harappa
- 5.G. Chronological Trends and Connections
- 6. The Figurines and Religion in the Indus Civilization: The View from Harappa
- 6.A. Cultic Interpretation in Archaeology
- 6.B. The Indus Civilization as a Source of Later Religious Traditions
- 6.C. In Search of “The Mother Goddess”
- 6.D. Other Hindu Analogies
- 6.E. The Figurines and Cult, Magic and Shamanism at Harappa
- 7. Concluding Remarks
- 7.A. Significance and Contributions of This Research
- 7.B. The Indus “Veneer” and Indigenous Regional Traditions
- 7.C. Directions for Future Research
- Notes
- References
- Appendices (on enclosed disc)
- A. Attributes of Functional Classes and Associated Predicted Patterns of Wear, Damage, and Disposition Based on Ethnographic and Ethnohistorical Sources for Figures and Figurines
- B. Preliminary Catalog of Figurines from Harappa (by Storage Location)
- C. Iconographic Database Layout for Attribute Analysis
- D. Terracotta Figurine Ritual Additive Chromatography Experiment
- E. Analytical Report: FT-IR and Gas Chromatography Analyses of Pigment Samples from Harappa Terracotta Figurines
- F. Provisional Chronological Typology for the Terracotta Figurines from Harappa
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The Social Lives of Figurines
Recontextualizing the Third-Millennium-BC Terracotta Figurines from Harappa
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