From which site of the Indus Valley Civilization is the statue of the famous priest Raja found?
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Option 1 : Mohenjo-Daro
The correct answer is Mohenjo-Daro.
- Mohenjo-Daro-
- Mohenjo-Daro was one of the most important sites of Harappan city.
- Mohenjo Daro signified “Mound of the dead” and Mohenjo Daro was referred best known Indus site.
- A figure of a bearded Priest-King Raja has also been found from Mohenjodaro.
- The civilization also was advanced in making artworks.
- A statuette named Dancing Girl has been found from Mohenjodaro and is believed to be 4000 years old.
- It is situated in Sindh, Pakistan, next to the Indus River.
- Mohenjo-Daro was discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerji, an officer in the Archaeological Survey of India, two years after the major excavations which began at Harappa, some 590 km to the north.
- A bronze statuette being dubbed the "Dancing Girl", which was 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in) high is about 4,500 years old and found in Mohenjo-Daro in 1926 which is now in the National Museum, New Delhi.
- A beared man in steatite image has was found at Mohenjodaro.
- The terracotta figure which represented the large-sized mother goddess was one of the best-preserved and came from Mohenjodaro.
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