Tall Flaring Cylindrical Vessel
This form of tall flaring cylindrical vessel was probably used as a drinking vessel. Seven of these tall jars (referred to as oval jars) were found in a row and many had smaller cylindrical jars inside them.
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Great Granary in Mound F, Harappa
The so-called "Great Granary" in Mound F. Its earliest levels date to 2450 B.C. A similar structure, also about 50 meters long and built on a massive brick or mud-brick platform, was found at Mohenjo-daro.
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.
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
Pit with kiln debris
In what appears to have been an alley way between two blocks of buildings in Trench 54 was found a large pit filled with debris from pottery kilns. In the background is a room with a circular pit dug into it.
Female figurine with locks of hair from Harappa
Other figurines have loose hair arranged in "ringlets" or separate locks made of terracotta, possibly representing a wig.
Approximate dimensions (W x H x D): 4.0 x 9.1 x 2.9 cm.
Ravi phase microbeads
Ravi phase microbeads of lapis lazuli (top row), amazonite, and carnelian (bottom row) indicate the size and nature of the drills used for perforation. The largest of the illustrated beads is less than one centimeter in diameter.
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.