Great Bath, SD Area
The floor slopes down to the southwest corner where a small outlet (top right) leads to a brick drain, which takes the water to the edge of the mound.
Images of and objects from the ancient Indus city of Mohenjo-daro, Sindh.
Steatite with Paste Inlay
One of the most mysterious of pieces in the gallery.
Seals and sealing
Long rectangular seals and a terra cotta sealing (bottom) with Indus script. The top seal has seven signs of Indus script. The back of this seal is convex and it is perforated from the side.
Corbelled Drain exiting the Great Bath
This drain cuts through the edge of the so-called granary. If the entire drain were constructed along with the Great Bath, this feature would indicate that the original "granary" was built before the great bath.
Mohenjo-daro REM Granary Excavations [1175]
REM Granary
The western edge of the REM Granary excavations reveal a mass of fired brick that appears to be a single building phase, but is in fact multiple constructions.
No. 1175 "1175 161?" penciled in back
Stairway, Granary Excavations, Mohenjo-daro [139]
REM Granary
Closeup view of stairway in the northwestern part of the REM Granary excavations (see photo 138)
From Wheeler's Civilizations of the Indus Valley and Beyond "The granary at Mohenjo-daro was built on a high podium with ventilation
"Priest King" Forehead
The central ornament worn on the forehead of the famous "priest-king" sculpture from Mohenjo-daro appears to represent an eye bead, possibly made of gold with steatite inlay in the center.
Seal, Mohenjo-daro
Terracotta sealing from Mohenjo-daro depicting a collection of animals and some script symbols. This sealing may have been used in specific rituals as a narrative token that tells the story of an important myth.
Looking out from inside the drain
The corbelled arch drain from the great bath is large enough to walk into. It has a small ledge on either side of the actual drain channel.
Gameboard?
Ernest J.H. Mackay identified this piece as a gameboard, and wrote in Further Excavations (p. 574-5):
"We have been fortunate in finding two boards on which same kind of game was played, though unluckily neither is complete.