Bear figurine from Harappa
The Asiatic bear with its large round ears and elongated snout sometimes sits with its front paws on its rear legs, the same posture that is depicted in some figurines.
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Harappa phase building remains
Top of the northern end of Harappa Mound AB. Brick robbing has removed all of the large walls of substantial Harappa phase buildings, leaving the massive void visible on the right.
Trench 11
Excavations in 1998 expanded the area of Trench 11 which lies to the west of Trench 10 on Mound E in order to recover seals and inscribed objects inside actual houses.
Reconstructed Bird Cage, Harappa
Reconstructed bird cage (H99-4065/8768-7). On the other side it has a slot for a terracotta door, but no top was found. The exterior was decorated with red slip and black paint (Trench 43).
Female Figurine
Female figurine with four flowers arranged on the front part of a fan shaped headdress with cups at two sides and braided edging.
Upper slope excavations
After scraping the surface, excavations of the upper slope of Trench 54 South revealed scattered bricks and a terra cotta molded tablet.
Monkey figurine from Harappa
Monkeys are also still found in South Asia, both in the wild and as pets. A few of the Indus figurines represent uniquely primate postures, such as a monkey sitting with its long arms and hands held on either side of its head.
Approximate dimensions
Terracotta tiles with only a foot of Sculpture
Terracotta tiles with only a foot of the sculpture fig. extant found in Mound B.
Sahni reported finds of Kushan period antiquities from the upper portion of Mound B. However, there is no mention of finds of tiles in his report in ARASI 1924-25 (see
Rubble paving and Ringstones
A paving of brick rubble and broken ring stones, dating to late in the Harappa phase, was found on top of Mound AB to the west of the wall void shown in 50.
Pit II Harappa
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.