15mm Melukhkhan and Pre-Vedic Indian Camp
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:57 pm
This camp depicts the sale of an elephant in the city of Mohenjo-daro, circa 1500 B.C.
The architecture of this camp is based on modern depictions of the city of Mohenjo-daro, located in what is now Sindh province of modern Pakistan. The city was one of the largest settlements of the Indus Valley civilization. One interpretation of the city's appearance - a city gate - features a tower of mud bricks with sloped sides and large square windows on the top covered with wooden lattices. The tower here was built of foamcore, balsa, and wire mesh. It was combined with a simple Roman building from Forged in Battle. I assumed that at least some buildings were plastered, as is shown here.
The figures are converted Old Glory, Essex, and Forged in Battle figures. They are wearing clothing based on artistic interpretations and museum models of Harappan culture; sleeveless tunics. kilts, simple turbans, and cloth draped over one shoulder and draped around the body. The female figure (from Xyston) is wearing a fan-shaped headdress and multiple necklaces as depicted on clay figurines recovered at the site. However, she is wearing much more modest clothing - a long sleeveless dress instead of just a short skirt.
The elephant is from Irregular miniatures. The elephant, featured on seals and depicted in the form of clay figurines, is believed to have been first domesticated at Mohenjo-daro in about 2,000 B.C, so well within the period covered by this army list (2700-1500 B.C.)
A small Bodhi tree, also known as a peepal/pipal fig tree, is growing by the back door of the building.
The architecture of this camp is based on modern depictions of the city of Mohenjo-daro, located in what is now Sindh province of modern Pakistan. The city was one of the largest settlements of the Indus Valley civilization. One interpretation of the city's appearance - a city gate - features a tower of mud bricks with sloped sides and large square windows on the top covered with wooden lattices. The tower here was built of foamcore, balsa, and wire mesh. It was combined with a simple Roman building from Forged in Battle. I assumed that at least some buildings were plastered, as is shown here.
The figures are converted Old Glory, Essex, and Forged in Battle figures. They are wearing clothing based on artistic interpretations and museum models of Harappan culture; sleeveless tunics. kilts, simple turbans, and cloth draped over one shoulder and draped around the body. The female figure (from Xyston) is wearing a fan-shaped headdress and multiple necklaces as depicted on clay figurines recovered at the site. However, she is wearing much more modest clothing - a long sleeveless dress instead of just a short skirt.
The elephant is from Irregular miniatures. The elephant, featured on seals and depicted in the form of clay figurines, is believed to have been first domesticated at Mohenjo-daro in about 2,000 B.C, so well within the period covered by this army list (2700-1500 B.C.)
A small Bodhi tree, also known as a peepal/pipal fig tree, is growing by the back door of the building.
