▁figure ▁of ▁a ▁Girl ▁r iding ▁two ▁b ull s ▁which ▁is ▁dated ▁approximately ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁- ▁ 1 7 5 0 ▁BC ▁further ▁reve als ▁the ▁usage ▁of ▁bronze ▁for ▁casting ▁into ▁an ▁art ▁form ▁during ▁the ▁Late ▁Har app an ▁period . ▁Another ▁such ▁instance ▁of ▁a ▁Late ▁Har app an ▁period ▁bronze ▁artifact ▁was ▁found ▁at ▁Da im bad ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁suggesting ▁a ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁more ▁w ides p read ▁usage ▁of ▁bronze ▁then ▁local ised ▁to ▁places ▁around ▁Ind us ▁Valley ▁alone . ▁▁▁ ▁Bron ze ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁metal ▁for ▁various ▁stat ues ▁and ▁stat u ettes ▁during ▁Class ical ▁Period ▁as ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁from ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁ho ard ▁discovered ▁in ▁Ch aus a ▁Bi har , ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁bronze ▁stat u ettes ▁d ating ▁between ▁ 2 nd ▁BC ▁to ▁ 6 th ▁Century ▁AD . ▁▁▁ ▁Bron ze ▁art ▁picked ▁up ▁in ▁South ▁India ▁during ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁during ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Pal lava ' s , ▁ 8 th ▁Century ▁Ar dh ap ary anka ▁as ana ▁icon ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁is ▁one ▁notable ▁artifact ▁from ▁this ▁period . ▁Bron ze ▁sculpt ing ▁however ▁pe aked ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Ch olas ▁( c . ▁ 8 5 0 ▁CE ▁- ▁ 1 2 5 0 ▁CE ). ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁bronze ▁sculpt ures ▁from ▁this ▁period ▁are ▁now ▁present ▁in ▁various ▁museum s ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁N