Ancient Indus Jewellery
Fired steatite was an important material used in many different types of Indus jewelry. Steatite beads are found in all four necklaces in the center of this collection of jewelry from Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.
Images of and objects from the ancient Indus city of Mohenjo-daro, Sindh.
L Area as seen from the Stupa Mound
Standing on the edge of the mud brick drum of the Buddhist Stupa, one looks south to L Area. The courtyard of the stupa has cells of the associated monastery, and below these are Indus buildings.
Mohenjo-daro REM Granary Excavations [1176]*
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REM Granary
View looking south along the western edge of the REM Granary excavations. Multiple rooms were exposed erodiing from this part of the mound.
Unicorn Seal
Another extremely well-preserved seal, about which Dr. Mark writes (Ancient Cities, p. 189):
"Large square unicorn seal with perforated boss on the back. A relatively long inscription of eight symbols runs along the top of the seal.
Mohenjo-daro Granary Walls and Voids [55]
Possibly ACC-Citadel Gateway.
Vertical walls and voids where there would have been streets are visible in what may be the ACC Citadel Gateway excavation area. The exact location is not clear.
No. 55 29 Duplicate photographs
L Area
Some buildings in L area are constructed on top of a massive mud brick platform that can be seen here as grey-olive mud brick below the eroding red fired bricks.
Massive Brick Structures, Mohenjo-daro [49]
REM Granary
Initial clearing of massive brick structures along the western edge of the REM Granary excavations.
No. 49 matching to 164?
Pillared Hall, L Area
The pillared hall was approximately 27.5 meters square (90 feet square) with twenty square brick pillars arranged in four rows, only two of which are still preserved.
Western edge of REM Granary excavations, Mohenjo-daro [46 A]
ACC - Citadel Gateway Southeast
Southeast corner of ACC Gateway excavation showing the corner of the later "city wall" and underneath are earlier wall fragments including what looks like small earlier structures.
Silver seal, Mohenjo-daro
This silver seal with a unicorn motif is one of two found at Mohenjo-daro.
Mackay 1938: Vol. 1, p. 348, Vol. 2, Pl. XC,1; XCVI, 520.