Consider the following statements about the Terracotta figures of Harappan civilization 1 They were ...........

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Consider the following statements about the Terracotta figures of Harappan civilization.

1. They were made using lost wax technique.

2. They were used only as toys.

Which of these statements are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both of them

Neither of them

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Terracotta refers to the use of fire baked clay for making sculptures.Compared to the bronze figures, the terracotta sculptures are less in number and crude in shape and form. They were made using pinching method and have been found mostly in the sites of Gujarat and Kalibangan. Terracotta was generally used to make toys, animal figures, miniature carts and wheels, etc.Example: Mother Goddess, mask of horned deity, etc.