When India and Pakistan split in 1947, they divided everything, from land to historical treasures. This created a huge challenge, especially for artefacts from the Indus Valley Civilization. Both countries fiercely argued over the famous ‘Dancing Girl’ bronze statue. Archaeologists had found it in Mohenjo-daro, which became part of Pakistan after Partition. Pakistan naturally claimed the statue. However, Indian diplomats and experts cleverly negotiated to bring it to India. In the end, they split about 12,000 historical items. Pakistan got the ‘Priest-King’ statue, while India got the ‘Dancing Girl’. Today, you can see this tiny four-inch statue at the National Museum in New Delhi.
