Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : 3 only
The correct answer is 3 only. - The Harappan men and women decorated themselves with a large variety of ornaments produced from every conceivable material ranging from precious metals and gemstones to bone and baked clay.
- While necklaces, fillets, armlets and finger-rings were commonly worn by both sexes, women wore girdles, earrings and anklets. Hence, Statement 1 is NOT correct.
- Hoards of jewellery found at Mohenjodaro and Lothal include necklaces of gold and semi-precious stones, copper bracelets and beads, gold earrings and head ornaments, faience pendants and buttons, and beads of steatite and gemstones.
- All ornaments were well crafted.
- It may be noted that a cemetery has been found at Farmana in Haryana where dead bodies were buried with ornaments. Hence, Statement 2 is NOT correct.
- The bead industry seems to have been well developed as evident from the factories discovered at Chanhudaro and Lothal. Hence, Statement 3 is correct.
- Beads were made of cornelian, amethyst, jasper, crystal, quartz, steatite, turquoise, lapis lazuli, etc.
- Metals like copper, bronze and gold, and shell, faience and terracotta or burnt clay were also used for manufacturing beads.
- The beads are in varying shapes—disc-shaped, cylindrical, spherical, barrel-shaped, and segmented.
- Some beads were made of two or more stones cemented together, some of stone with gold covers.
- From archaeological finds, it appears that the people of the Indus Valley were conscious of fashion.
- Different hairstyles were in vogue and growing a beard was popular among all.
- Cinnabar was used as a cosmetic and facepaint, lipstick and collyrium (eyeliner) were also known to them.
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