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43. How does the dolphin appear in Indus iconography?

Molded terracotta tablet with gharial and fish motif, Mohenjo-daro.

Is there any sign of the blind dolphin of the Indus?

Richard Meadow
I do not think the Indus dolphin appears in the iconography, although I stand to be corrected. The gharial or Indus crocodile does appear depicted on iconography of the Indus period, primarily on moulded "tablets" or "tokens".

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