Ancient Indus Markhor related objects and motifs. The markhor is a large species of wild goat, now endangered, that once flourished in Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India.

Three markhor figurine heads from Harappa

In addition to domestic animals, wild animals such as the markhor (wild goat) are represented in the corpus of Indus figurines. The markhor figurines’ distinctive long spiral horns were formed by wrapping the clay around a stick or rod while it was … >

Bodies of two figurines with neck shafts from Harappa

A different style of quadruped body has a vertical neck shaft for attaching and possibly changing the (separate) head. Figurine heads with this type of neck shaft include the markhor heads discussed earlier (see image #40). Approximate dimension… >