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).
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
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.
Green stone bead
This unique green stone bead, hardly 1 cm long, was found in the ash at the edge of a Kot Diji phase hearth. The material has not yet been identified, but it may be a form of obsidian.
Kot Dijian Phase Symbols
These particular symbols made on the bottom of terra cotta vessels prior to firing were probably made by potters during the Kot Dijian Period in order to identify their own vessels or ones being made for specific customers.
Trench B Northern Structures
From Mound A-B, strata VI and VII. Image Plate XXc is published in the 1923-24 report.
- Daya Ram Sahni, 1926. Annual Report Of The Archaeological Survey Of India 1923-24, pg 54. Image: Plate XX c.
These brick foundations were located in the lower
The upturned rim of a jar
Also in a room encroaching onto the street were the upturned rim of a jar (on left) and two bases (center and right) that were used as hearths (Trench 41NE). The pottery base hearths could have been lifted and moved to different parts of the room
Figurines and Two-headed Lion Harappa
Two terracotta male figurines, nude.
Left: Male figurine, nude, published in Vats 1940 (Vo. II), no. 21.
Find no. A. 19, 1.7 in high “found at a depth of 2 ft. 6 in. b.s., in Mound F, Great Granary Area, Stratum I” (Vats 1940, p. 296)
Vats: “Male
Black basalt pebble
A black basalt pebble found in the excavations in Trench 54 has a few faint traces of gold colored streaks that may indicate it was used as a touchstone. Pure gold has a strong yellow-orange streak, while alloyed gold yields a slightly different hue.
Painted torso of a figurine from Harappa
Painted designs on figurines occasionally reached the level of those often found on Harappan pottery, especially in the later periods.
Mound E Tunnelling by Villagers + Map
In addition to the excavations at Mound F and Mound AB, Daya Ram Sahni had this photograph taken in 1921 of Mound E [Map, Image 2 above, although this is not considered very accurate today]. Sahni noted in another area how extensively the site had