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Around the Indus in 90 Slides 2

Inscribed mold fragment

This fragment of a mold used for making large storage jars has three pre-firing graffiti signs. Such symbols when combined together may have served to indicate the name of the owner rather than just being abstract symbols. This piece dates to the end of the Early Harappa Phase (c. 2600 BCE).

Pottery
Writing
Harappa
Photograph
Harappa Archaeological Research Project
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