Ancient artifacts show allures visitors

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An exhibition of ancient artifacts, contemporary potteries and interpretive artworks will be on offer for the citizens of the capital till the end of January.

The show entitled Harappan Connections was put on display by Alliance Francaise highlighting the 5,000-year-old ceramic legacy.

Apart from being a photographic exhibition of Harappan artifacts of the Indus Valley Civilization objects, the display also included terracotta replicas made by late potter Mohammad Nawaz and contemporary potteries of ceramist Sheherezade Alam, providing a link to the 5,000-year-old ceramic legacy.

The show carrying as many as 80 art pieces served the art lovers with a significant advantage of travelling back in time through art by understanding the cultural indicators that have been a long standing civilisational pluralistic aspect of this region.

The visitors termed the show as a source of understanding history that evokes on multiple levels while visiting the show.  The digital photographic prints of terracota animal figures with authentic details, display of replicas and many other historical references of the value of Harappa region took the viewers on a journey to the historical legacy.