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2 - Standing male figurine
Harappa
DATE 2500 BC
AUTHOR Unknown - Harappa (Pakistan)
MEDIA Clay
SIZE Approximate dimensions: 4.0 x 9.7 x 2.8 cm
LOCATION Unknown
NOTES The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the world's first great urban civilizations. It flourished in the vast river plains and adjacent regions in what are now Pakistan and western India.

Some male figurines stand with their hands on their hips and their legs pressed together, a common posture for female figurines. Did they represent gay people? (Photograph by Richard H. Meadow)

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