Burial of adult man, Harappa
The body may have been wrapped in a shroud, and was then placed inside a wooden coffin, which was entombed in a rectangular pit surrounded with burial offerings in pottery vessels.
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Female figurine
Female figurine (H2000-4997/9811-02) from Trench 43.
Broken canisters
Broken canisters, often with glassy vitrified surfaces, were found throughout the Trench 54 South workshop debris. Lumps of frothy faience slag with embedded fragments of bone were also quite common in the debris.
Attachable water buffalo horns from Harappa
The appropriation of animal attributes can be accomplished through such paraphernalia as masks/amulets and other objects that can be attached to a costume.
85 Cubical Weights
Five cubical weights, possibly all made of chert; find nos. noted: AB 16, B 588, AB 101.
From mound AB, and Vats noted that most were found from extensions of Pit I and II (Vats 1940, Vol. 1, p. 361).
Vats described the shape as cuboid, and noted:
Dish or lid
Late Harappan Period dish or lid with perforation at edge for hanging or attaching to large jar. It shows a Blackbuck antelope with trefoil design made of combined circle-and-dot motifs, possibly representing stars.
Burial of woman and infant, Harappa
This burial was disturbed in antiquity, possibly by ancient Harappan grave robbers.
Female figurine
Female figurine (H2000-4993/9845-07) from Trench 43.
Circular Hearth with Platform
Circular Hearth with Platform in western portion of Trench A (f)
Described by Sahni as a paved circular structure. This can be seen in the foreground of Plate X (a), Vats 1940, Vol. II that shows a ‘General View of Trench Af from North-West’
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Kiln setter
Part of a terra cotta kiln setter found in the Trench 54 South workshop debris. The tip is not vitrified and may have been buried in ash during the firing process.