What kind of similarities and differences do you find
between present-day terracotta and the Indus Valley
terracotta?
Answers
Explanation:
Major basic ingredients and techniques can be considered as similarities and as far as differences are concerned.
Differences:
1-> They were not aware of use of terracotta beyond art and craft. The art was associated with making idols of local gods and goddesses.
2-> They were not aware that presence of organic compounds and its traces may harm the life of terracotta.
3-> In Present day terracotta the life of product is not as vital as that of Indus one.
4-> The terracotta representations of human form were crude in the Indus Valley as compared to now.
5-> Terracotta is usually made from a fairly coarse, porous type of clay. This is first shaped then fired until hard. In the Indus Valley, it was left to harden in the hot sun; later, it was baked in primitive ovens created in the ashes of open fires. Ultimately, it was fired in special ovens, known as kilns.
Similarities:
1-> Still Terracotta has a religious tradition as it was in Indus valley. The terracotta deities can be found in almost all the Hindu households.
2-> Terracotta finds its roots in different ancient civilisations when it was used for cooking, building, ornamentation, recreation, currency and trade in different ways. The methods of firing is similar even now, creating an enduring bond from the ancient to the current potters.