This listing is for one authentic ancient Indus Valley Terracotta Terracotta Animal Figure circa 3000 BC - 2200 BC featuring a RARE depiction of a horse. Most Indus Valley animal figures depict bulls, and horse depictions, while known and documented, are relatively rare.  Measures approximately 3.25 inches long by about 3 inches tall. These animal figures from the ancient Indus Valley region are astoundingly ancient at around 5000 years old. There is much speculation about the function of these objects amongst scholars. Some feel they were used as toys by children, while others believe they likely served some ceremonial purpose- possibly as part of household shrines. I feel the strongest case is that they had a religious or ceremonial significance given the practical and symbolic importance of bulls at that time in this ancient cultural region. They are almost always found with some damage, breaks or loss- which may imply they were ritually "killed" or broken. This example is in great condition with what looks to be an old repair to the figure's left front foot. Excellent mineral encrustation from millennia of burial.