Mound E and ET, Harappa
An overview of Mound E and ET looking north. Inside the city to the right of the corbelled drain and gateway is an area of the city that has been identified as a crafts quarter.
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Agate drill tips
During drilling, the tips of agate drills become hot and often spall off.
Lid and Dish Cover
The lid on the left – "shaped like a vase" – shows how varied these objects interpreted as covers could be, including the complex "dish cover" on the right. Sahni concluded, of which these objects fall into the first category:
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Mound AB, Harappa
Mound AB is covered with bricks and pottery, most of it dating from 3000 to 2000 B.C.
Terra cotta necklace find
Conservators very carefully excavate and consolidate a necklace of terra cotta beads found in the Ravi Phase levels at Harappa in 1998. On the left is Arif Husain of Karachi University assisting Elizabeth Robertson of the Smithsonian Institution.
Detail view of the fill inside the "granary" buttress
Detail view of the fill inside the "granary" buttress. Large pottery sherds, bone, and baked brick fragments lie on the bottom with finer silts on the top
Faience Tablet and Button Seals
"In order to trace some more walls of the two blocks of the Great Granary Mr. Sahni made a few stray extensions about the centre of Trench A both towards the east and west.
Three male figurines from Harappa
Male figurines may be distinguished by genitalia and/or small flat nipples. A few male figurines wear chokers with pendants very similar to those worn by females. Some males are depicted with bowed legs.
Approximate dimensions (W x H x D) of the
Weights, Harappa
Cubical weights in graduated sizes.These weights conform to the standard Harappan binary weight system that was used in all of the settlements.
Jasper drill bits
Jasper drill bits were used for drilling carnelian and amazonite beads during the Ravi and subsequent phases at Harappa. On the left are two snapped drill tips while on the right is a broken drill base. All are from the Ravi phase.