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Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl is an ancient artifact which was discovered at the archaeological site of

[A] Bhitagarh
[B] Petra
[C] Mohenjodaro
[D] Acropolis of Athens

Dancing Girl is a prehistoric bronze sculpture

Dancing girl of Mohenjo-daro
  1. Dancing Girl is a prehistoric bronze sculpture made in lost-wax casting about c. 2300–1750 BC in the Indus Valley civilisation city of Mohenjo-daro (in modern-day Pakistan)
  2. statue is 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in) tall
  3. Excavated by British archaeologist Ernest Mackay in the “HR area” of Mohenjo-daro in 1926,
  4. It is now in the National Museum, New Delhi
  5. Dancing Girl – Allocated to India at the Partition of India in 1947.
  6. Archaeological Survey of India, referred to the Dancing Girl figurine as a representation of confidence and self-assurance.

Current Affairs

International Museum Day – Thursday, May 18, 2023

  1. International Museum Expo – unveiling of the Dancing Girl mascot.
  2. This mascot, inspired by the famous bronze figurine discovered at Mohenjodaro.
  3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked International Museum Day by inaugurating the prestigious International Museum Expo.
  4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the International Museum Expo (IME) 18th May 2023, at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. He also unveiled the mascot of the expo. The new mascot has been inspired by the National Museum’s logo which is a bronze statue titled ‘Dancing Girl’ from the Sindhu Saraswati Sabhyata.