The 4,500-Year-Old Craft Behind Mohenjo-daro's Dancing Girl Still Lives On in India

The craft that created Mohenjo-daro's iconic Dancing Girl is still alive in India today. Yet the tradition that has endured for 4,500 years could disappear within the next generation. The bronze sculpture, known as the Dancing Girl, remains one of the most recognisable artefacts of the Indus Valley Civilisation. With one hand on her hip, hair tied in a bun, and 25 bangles stacked along her arms, the figure continues to fascinate people thousands of years after it was created. Made around 2500 BCE, the sculpture was crafted by artisans of the Indus Valley Civilisation using the lost-wax cast...