Trench B Central Paving
"In the northern portion of this mound, Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni excavated a considerable area (B) in the years 1920-21, 1923-24 and 1924-25. He began by sinking a trial trench 55 ft. long by 20 ft.
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Large jar set into the floor of one of the small rooms, Harappa
Detail of domestic structures with hearths and large jars set into the floor (Trench 41 NE).
Terracotta Dog, Ram and Bulls
Daya Ram Sahni described these four objects as a "a terracotta dog (A 166), a ram (A 233) ; and two bulls (A 310 and C 14)" the latter of which he considered "nicely made" (p. 13, 26). The ram was found in the large earthen chati (A 233). He
Excavation of the fill inside the jar
Excavation of the fill inside the jar (image 33) indicates it was left exposed for some time and gradually filled with silt as the room became covered with debris (Trench 41NE).
Mound F burial structure resembling a modern samadhi 2
Published in ARASI 1924-25, Plate XXIV (a). Caption: Harappa: Mound F, A burial structure resembling a modern samadhi unearthed in Trench A (e) .
Described by Sahni as: "a horizontal platform of a single course of bricks laid flat and protected on
Counting Rod
On this rod "with circles and lines, carved in ways that do not correspond to dice, may have been used for predicting the future (fig. 6.41)," writes Dr. Kenoyer (Ancient Cities, p. 120).
Another ivory object in the gallery.
Trench B East-West Wall
The excavations on mound A-B revealed several strata of inhabitation with walls, platforms and drains indicated. Several objects were unearthed in these strata.
Two Unicorn Sealings from Harappa
These two sealings are labelled 1917-1920 in the ASI archives.
Tiny gold droplet
This tiny droplet of gold appears to be a placer nugget, possibly obtained by panning for gold. (H2000-4410/2102-08, Mound E, Trench 54).
Zebu figurine with painted designs from Harappa
Other animal and sometimes anthropomorphic figurines are decorated with black stripes and other patterns, and features such as eyes are also sometimes rendered in pigment.