Among the objects found in the large earthen chati [A 233] and a second example which would have been most familiar to Daya Ram Sahni were "earthenware bangles of various sizes were found in large abundance. A few complete specimens were fo… >
These three seals all have the same unicorn animal motif and a ritual container placed below the head of the animal. The script location and carving styles indicate that the seals belong to different time periods. The right hand seal probably dates … >
Sculpture in thickness of wall in the N.E. corner of pit II from S.E. The photograph is of brick structure, with a label PII 99. No sculpture is visible. PII is Pit II, AB Mound, and Sahni stated that: “No structural remains were met with in t… >
Earthen Jar no. 95 found in Pit IV. Broken jar. Sahni, however, noted “large sized funerary urns” from Pit II, but only a cell and a covered brick drain and “no other objects of any kind” from Pit IV. - Daya Ram Sahni ARASI 1924-25>
Seals are numbered left to right. Seal 1: [no description found]Seal 2: A263, Mound F, north-western end of Trench A "Westward along the north-western end of Trench A Mr. Sahni made another extension… >
Mound A-B "The next three strata were devoid of any structural remains though the lowest of them was packed with a large number of undulating stone rings of the same character as those described by General Cunningham. What purpose they served rem… >
Parallel walls find mention in two places in the Annual Report of the Archaeological Survey of India 1924-25 (published 1927) [hereafter ARASI 1924-25]. Sahni: “During the season 1924-25 excavations were continued at the low mou… >
View of the ‘house’ and the ‘brick built grave’ at Pit II, in southern portion of Section of B, Mound AB. Pit II provided rich finds, and Sahni noted: “Pit II revealed at the depth of 3 ½’ a copper pot (P. II 13, Plate XXVIl) which was tightly… >
The man at the center of this image is likely to be Daya Ram Sahni [see closer view], but further work is needed to absolutely be certain of identity of the individuals in the photographs. In this overview looking from the southwest to the northe… >
It is appropriate that – besides broken seals – among the very first objects that the ancient Indus people represented themselves through four thousand years later were toys. Indeed, it would have been a watershed moment for children in the region a… >
