She looks like she's tired of putting up with everyone's shit.
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In 1973, British archaeologist Mortimer Wheeler described the item as his favourite statuette:
She's about fifteen years old I should think, not more, but she stands there with bangles all the way up her arm and nothing else on. A girl perfectly, for the moment, perfectly confident of herself and the world. There's nothing like her, I think, in the world.
Prince Andrew would be proud.
Honestly reminded me of that one sketch in Epsteins birthday book by that one guy
How can people guess the age of the portrayed girl just by looking at the statuette? or is there more contextual information?
I'm not sure. But there's very little information around this.
Breast size might be a factor if its by looks alone. Or the body shape more generally.
Edit.
Since the Indus valley script is undeciphered to this day. Theres no context to be had.
I presume it was a combination of poetic licence and an experts guess.
She really dancing, tho? Looks a bit to me like she's about to assume the position to take a pee or dump.
Yes - I know I'm crass and ignorant. Lighten up.
To the American IVC specialist Jonathan Kenoyer, the reading of the figure as a dancer is "based on a colonial British perception of Indian dancers, but it more likely represents a woman carrying an offering" (which he also thinks the second figure is doing), although most sources, such as the National Museum of India, continue to see her as a dancer.
from the Wikipedia page linked by @SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Probably not dancing. That's very likely just an oriental view of things. That name isn't appreciated but its stuck around in English especially.
But probably not about to take a dump either I'd say.
My theory based on nothing but vibes is that its probably a God. But very vibey this assumption
As i was saying... *sigh*