______ technique was used for making bronze statue of Dancing Girl during Harappa Civilisation.

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  1. Stone carving
  2. Ivory carving
  3. Wood carving
  4. Lost Wax casting

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Option 4 : Lost Wax casting
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The correct answer is 'Lost Wax casting'.

Key Points

  • The bronze statue of a dancing girl from Mohenjo-Daro is a significant example of the prehistoric Harappan Civilisation.
  • It was made using the technique known as lost wax casting.
  • Wax is used to create a wax replica of the statue, which is then covered with a cast or mould.
  • When the mould is heated, the wax drains out.
  • The mould is then filled with molten bronze, which is then cooled.
  • The metal statue is gradually revealed once the cast has been carefully broken.

Hence, the correct answer is Lost Wax casting.

Additional Information Let's have a look at other options:

  • Stone carving
    • Stone carving is an activity where pieces of rough natural stone are carefully removed and moulded.
    • Stone carving is one of the processes which may be used by an artist when creating a sculpture.
  • Ivory carving
    • Ivory carving is the process of carving ivory, which is an animal tooth or tusk, usually with the help of sharp cutting instruments that are operated manually or mechanically.
    • Humans have ornamentally carved ivory since prehistoric times, it was usually a rare and expensive material used for luxury products.
  • Wood carving
    • ​Wood carving is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or image, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object.
    • The making of sculpture in wood has been extremely widely practised,
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