Daya Ram Sahni

West of Naugaza Tomb after Excavations

"My operations did, in­deed, reveal portions of a large brick building, but unfortunately they were found to have been so badly hacked about by brick diggers that it is well nigh impos­sible to determine its real nature or date, Plate VIII, Photo. N… >

Mound B, Pit I, A Long Drain with Gabled Roof

Published in ARASI 1924-25, Plate XXVI (b). Title: ‘Mound B, Pit I, A Long Drain with Gabled Roof’ Description of the find ARASI 1924-1925, pp. 79-80: "Four large pits, each 50’ square were sunk simultaneously in a line in th… >

Harappa Platform with large jar

Harappa Platform with large jar in square 2 x 12 in southern portion of Trench A (e). The jar is broken at the top. "2 x 17" is painted on the surface, and this number possibly denotes area of find. Notably, Sahni mentioned a large jar in the … >

Large Collection of Animal Bones

Published in ARASI 1924-25, Plate XXVI (a). Title: ‘Harappa: Mound B, A large collection of animals’ bones’. From “large trench excavated in mound B … behind the Naugaza tomb”, stratum below stratum III, and the collection numbered B. 95… >

Two Large Jars Trench AF

Two large fragmentary jars, one of the cylindrical and the other of the bulged type. From Trench Af, Mound F. Both jars are insitu, and broken. The one which appears cylindrical has a field number, which is marked on the side, and it is … >

Terracotta Head and Bull

These two photographs are of two terracotta figurines, on the left is a female figurine with a scrolled headdress, and on the right is a humped bull with broken horns. In the first image (ASI no. 416/86) the human head on the left is upside down, an… >

Painted Pot Sherds

These two pot sherds depict commonly recurring motifs on pottery at Harappa and Mohenjodaro. The sherd on the left has an interlocking circle, while the one on the right has a double-ring with starburst above a band of stripes and triangles. P… >

Parallel Walls

Published in ARASI 1924-25, Plate XXIV (c). Title: ‘Harappa: Mound F, A Large Brick Building Consisting of Two Series of Parallel Walls with an Open Corridor Between Them’ Sahni (note him on extreme right) referred to this photog… >

Harappa Seals

Seven unicorn seals, all but two broken, among other types. Top row Left: Published in ARASI 1924-25 Plate XXVII, No. 8, “A (b) 922” Third from Left: Published in ARASI 1924-25 Plate XXVII, No. 4, “A (i) 16” Fourth from Left:… >

Harappa Excavations, Three Seals

"Among the antiqui­ties found here was a seal die (No. A 214), Plate IX, Photos. Nos. 2817 a-b. It is square in shape, along each, side and provided with a round projection on the reverse pierced with a hole for the string by which it was suspended… >