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Name the three schools of thought in Ancient Indus art.
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Do you mean “schools of thought” as chronological phases or as interpretive/theoretical approaches?
If you mean the chronological phases of Indus (Ancient Indus) art, the usual three are:
- Early Harappan
- Mature Harappan
- Late Harappan
If you meant historiographical or interpretive schools (ways scholars read Indus art), common triplets would be:
- Diffusionist/Orientalist (emphasizes contacts with Mesopotamia and external influences)
- Indigenous/Indigenist (emphasizes local development and continuity within South Asia)
- Marxist/materialist or functionalist (emphasizes economy, social structure and function of objects)
Which of these did you have in mind?
If you mean the chronological phases of Indus (Ancient Indus) art, the usual three are:
- Early Harappan
- Mature Harappan
- Late Harappan
If you meant historiographical or interpretive schools (ways scholars read Indus art), common triplets would be:
- Diffusionist/Orientalist (emphasizes contacts with Mesopotamia and external influences)
- Indigenous/Indigenist (emphasizes local development and continuity within South Asia)
- Marxist/materialist or functionalist (emphasizes economy, social structure and function of objects)
Which of these did you have in mind?
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