Two earthenware implements
Another class of objects, even if incomplete, were also immediately familiar to Day Ram Sahni:
"(16) An earthen instrument for making twines. It is a curved shaped piece with five holes, one of which is broken off.
Three Crucibles
Sahni recognized the object on the right [C 2]as linked to twining as well:"A conical-shaped object with a hole in the base which might have held a wooden stick. Such instruments are used for twining the sacred thread" (p.
Terracotta Feet
"Base of a terracotta image containing feet of a deity with an uncertain, figure between them (B 54)."
- Daya Ram Sahni, Annual Progress Report of the Archaeological Survey [of India], Hindu and Buddhist Monuments, Northern Circle for the Year Ending
Terracotta Dog, Ram and Bulls
Daya Ram Sahni described these four objects as a "a terracotta dog (A 166), a ram (A 233) ; and two bulls (A 310 and C 14)" the latter of which he considered "nicely made" (p. 13, 26). The ram was found in the large earthen chati (A 233). He
Two Unicorn Sealings from Harappa
These two sealings are labelled 1917-1920 in the ASI archives.
Mound E Tunnelling by Villagers + Map
In addition to the excavations at Mound F and Mound AB, Daya Ram Sahni had this photograph taken in 1921 of Mound E [Map, Image 2 above, although this is not considered very accurate today]. Sahni noted in another area how extensively the site had
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