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First Excavations at Harappa
1924-25: A Lost City Emerges

Shells from Harappa

Three cores of a conch shell. Chipped to remove the pieces of the outer shell.

Left, bottom row: possibly a ladle.

Vats: "Shell was worked with great skill, and every part of it was turned to account in the manufacture of dippers, cups, bangles, balls, cylinders, wavy rings, beads, discs, temple ornaments, inlays etc., etc.” (1940, p. 462)

Slide Year
1924-25: A Lost City Emerges
ASI Number
1424/86
Punjab Volume
33
Silver Plate
69
Shells
Harappa
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