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Item number 3586/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Small ceramic bird, standing upright, with a rotund body; body tapers to a tall foot with concave base. Bird has three-dimensional wings on either side, pointed forward and flush to sides; circular eyes sculpted on either side of face. Wings, top of head, and eyes are painted black. Artist mark imprinted along bottom edge of body, on back of figure.
History Of Use
Figure is meant to be a replica of an artifact from the archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization (2600-1900 BCE), located west of Sahiwal in central Punjab.
Narrative
Purchased by the donor from the artist at the "Daachi" craft fair in Lahore in 2018. The artist's father, Muhammad Nawaz, worked with American archaeologist Jonathan Mark Kenoyer on the Harappa Archaeological Research Project, to help him understand how ancient pottery might have been made. Nawaz began the project to replicate ancient vessels, in collaboration with Kenoyer, and Allah Ditta continued the work after his father's death.
Item History
- Made by Allah Ditta (Maker) in Harappa, Punjab, Pakistan during 2018
- Collected during 2018
- Owned by Amina Qayyum Mirza before August 24, 2022
- Received from Amina Qayyum Mirza (Donor) on August 24, 2022
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- 3586/1
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- clay and paint
- Overall
- height 6.3 cm, width 4.8 cm, depth 4.1 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Harappa, Punjab, Pakistan
Who
- Culture
- Pakistani
- Creator
- Allah Ditta (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Amina Qayyum Mirza
- Received from
- Amina Qayyum Mirza (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 2018
- Collection Date
- during 2018
- Ownership Date
- before August 24, 2022
- Acquisition Date
- on August 24, 2022
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3586/0001
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