Male figurine
Male figurine (H2000-4975/9878-07) from Trench 43.
Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.
Glazed kiln setter with bone
A glazed terra cotta kiln setter with bone fused onto the splayed surface appears to have been an important part of the firing process in the Trench 54 South faience workshop.
Mound E excavation
Workmen are cleaning the Trench 11 area in preparation for photography during the 1997 excavation season. Perimeter wall [250] is on the left.
Large burial urn
Late Harappan Period large burial urn with ledged rim for holding a bowl-shaped lid. The painted panel around the shoulder of the vessel depicts flying peacocks with sun or star motifs and wavy lines that may represent water.
Male figurine
Male figurine (H2000-4976/10,024-01) from Trench 43.
Reconstruction of tablet manufacture
Experimental efforts to manufacture and fire faience and steatite tablets were undertaken by J. Mark Kenoyer in Madison, Wisconsin, during the summer of 2001.
Trench 11 excavations
The Trench 11 area showing the perimeter wall (on the left), the curtain wall, and the Period 3C drain that cut deeply into the Period 3B deposits (see the labeled plan in 72). The sediments outside of the perimeter wall are hard packed ashy debris
Cooking vessel
Ledged cooking vessel with high neck and flaring rim. This metal vessel is almost identical to many terra cotta cooking vessels and was probably intended for a very wealthy family.
Three vessels
Three vessels of the Late Harappan Cemetery H period (after 1900 BCE). In the center is a small painted globular pot from a burial group.
Male figurine
Male figurine (H2000-4974/9845-01) from Trench 43.