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Figure

MOA: University of British Columbia

3586/1

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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Type of Item figure
  • Culture Pakistani
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 6.3 cm, width 4.8 cm, depth 4.1 cm (overall)
  • Creator Allah Ditta
  • Previous Owner Amina Qayyum Mirza
  • Received from Amina Qayyum Mirza
  • Made in Harappa
  • Creation Date during 2018
  • Collection Date during 2018
  • Ownership Date before August 24, 2022
  • Acquisition Date on August 24, 2022
  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3586/0001

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