Late Indus kiln fire box
Looking into the hollow fire box of the Period 4 kiln with arched floor (see image 62). The column of soil in the center was left for support of the floor (Trench 43).
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Elephant head
Elephant head with stylized wide spread ears. Traces of red and white paint bands are visible on the face. Painting of elephants for ritual processions is a common practice in traditional India and the main colors are red and white.
This figurine may
Later Sepulchre in Trench A
If this is a late sepulchre in Trench A, as the provisional title suggests, then the structure is from Mound F, and from the same area as the structure in Mound F burial structure [published in ARASI 1924-25 as Plate XXIV (a)].
Sahni noted “a well
Unfinished tablet
Unfinished and broken incised steatite tablet (H2001-5087/2934-01) found in the debris on the workshop floor in Trench 54 South.
Animal "puppet" figurine from Harappa
Some terracotta figurines such as the unusual ithyphallic pot-bellied animal figurines with tails and holes through the shoulders for movable arms were probably used as toys or puppets. A few examples also have holes in their bases.
Approximate
Plan of Harappa phase remains
Plan view of Trench 39N Harappa phase levels with locations noted for some finds including the ring stones, terracotta beads, and sandstone beads. The baked brick drain (Feature 8) probably dates to sometime in Period 3B (ca.
Body of a figurine with a movable head and tail from Harappa
Another figurine that may have been used as a toy is the quadruped, probably a bovine, with a movable head and tail.
Conserving Harappa phase remains
The original excavated structure here is being buried beneath a protective layer made from salvaged ancient Harappan bricks. A distinct layer of modern clay and straw plaster separates the original building from the reconstruction.
Earthen Jar near Bricks
Earthen jar, A (a) in trench A (a) “near the platform of chiselled bricks.”
Remains of a jar, crushed, or broken, with field number P IV 95.
The field number of jar suggests that this was from Pit IV, which is on Mound AB.
Harappa phase wall after reconstruction
The reconstructed brick wall is covered each year with a protective coating of clay and straw plaster. The original structure and unexcavated levels remain safely buried beneath a layer of bricks and back dirt.