Ravi Phase Motifs
Whereas many other motifs of the Ravi Phase (Period 1) disappear in the later Kot Diji Phase (Period 2), the intersecting circle and fish scale motifs continued to be used, but they came to be executed in black paint on a red slip.
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Excavations at the southeast corner of the "granary" structure
Overview looking north of excavations at the southeast corner of the "granary" structure undertaken in 1999 (Trench 1C). The higher east-west running walls in the left of the image and the ruined structures in the right of the image all post-date
Harappa Excavations, Terracotta Figurines
Daya Ram Sahni quickly recognized the preponderance of female figurines; after describing the two male figurines found, he writes:
"All the other human figures are female figures (Plate X, Photo. No, 2807-b) which appear to be crude caricatural
Pottery sherds with potter's marks
The pit filled with kiln debris in Tench 54 had in it sherds from ceramic vessels with marks inscribed on their bases before firing and also from a flat inscribed disc or "bat" (at left) that was used as a removable base for throwing pottery on a
Female figurine with a "turban" from Harappa
The hair of female figurines is sometimes bound up in a sort of "turban".
Approximate dimensions (W x H x D): 3.6 x 9.5 x 2.8 cm.
Bangles
POSSIBLY WORN ON THE WRISTS OF PREHISTORIC INDIAN BEAUTIES SOME THREE THOUSAND YEARS AGO: BANGLES (ABOUT 3 1/2 IN. ACROSS) OF BLUE GLASS PASTE, FOUND AT HARAPPA
Mound AB, Harappa
The high mound at Harappa (Mound AB) is surrounded by a massive mud brick city wall with large square ramparts. One of these eroding ramparts is visible through the underbrush that now covers the site.
Ravi phase carnelian bead blanks
Chipped carnelian bead blanks indicate that the initial stages of bead manufacture were taking place in this part of the Ravi phase settlement.
Periods I-V Stratigraphic Cross-Section
Period IV-V
1900-1700 B.C.
Period IIIBC
2450-1900 B.C.
Period IIIA
2600-2450 B.C.
Period II
2800-2600 B.C.
Period I
3300-2800 B.C.
Pre-Occupation
before 3300 B.C.
The purpose of this continuing research is to develop a system
Master Potter
Mohammad Nawaz, master potter from Harappa, demonstrates how fish scale and intersecting circle motifs may have been painted onto Harappan pottery.