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Harappa

Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.

Period II Cultural Stratigraphy

Period 2 deposits represent a transition phase between pre urban and urban phases and exist primarily beneath Mound E. >

Indus Ringstone Close Harappa

A ringstone at Harappa, outside the tomb of Baba Noor Shah. >

Terracotta Bangles found in Large Chatis

Among the objects found in the large earthen chati [A 233] and a second example which would have been most familiar to Daya Ram Sahni were "earthenware bangles of various sizes were found in large abundance. A few complete specimens were fo… >

Three Inscribed Unicorn Seals

These three seals all have the same unicorn animal motif and a ritual container placed below the head of the animal. The script location and carving styles indicate that the seals belong to different time periods. The right hand seal probably dates … >

Sculpture in thickness of wall

Sculpture in thickness of wall in the N.E. corner of pit II from S.E. The photograph is of brick structure, with a label PII 99. No sculpture is visible. PII is Pit II, AB Mound, and Sahni stated that: “No structural remains were met with in t… >

Earthen Jar No. 95

Earthen Jar no. 95 found in Pit IV. Broken jar. Sahni, however, noted “large sized funerary urns” from Pit II, but only a cell and a covered brick drain and “no other objects of any kind” from Pit IV. - Daya Ram Sahni ARASI 1924-25 >

Three Inscribed Unicorn Seals

  • Three seals

Seals are numbered left to right. Seal 1: [no description found] Seal 2: A263, Mound F, north-western end of Trench A "Westward along the north-western end of Trench A Mr. Sahni made another extension… >

Ringstones and Carved Stone from Trench B

Mound A-B "The next three strata were devoid of any structural remains though the lowest of them was packed with a large number of undulating stone rings of the same character as those described by General Cunningham. What purpose they served rem… >

Block of Parallel walls

Parallel walls find mention in two places in the Annual Report of the Archaeological Survey of India 1924-25 (published 1927) [hereafter ARASI 1924-25]. Sahni: “During the season 1924-25 excavations were continued at the low mou… >

Pit II Harappa

View of the ‘house’ and the ‘brick built grave’ at Pit II, in southern portion of Section of B, Mound AB. Pit II provided rich finds, and Sahni noted: “Pit II revealed at the depth of 3 ½’ a copper pot (P. II 13, Plate XXVIl) which was tightly… >

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