Mask
| Title | Mask |
| Museum Name | National Museum, New Delhi |
| Gallery Name | Pre-History |
| Object Type | Pre-History |
| Main Material | Terracotta |
| Manufacturing Technique | Mould technique |
| Origin Place | Mohenjodaro |
| Find Place | Mohenjodaro |
| Dimensions | 8 x 6.5 x 5 cm |
| Brief Description | A number of terracotta horned masks were found at Mohenjodaro. All of them were made from moulds. These are hollow at the back with holes at the edges on each side for tying. They have slanting, carefully touched-up, eyes. Significantly, they show traces of chocolate colour slip. The mask shown here may have served to decorate some wooden structure, or perhaps fastened to the doors or walls of a house, to avert ill-luck. |