Stupa Mound
A wide view of the site looking towards the Stupa Mound.
Images of and objects from the ancient Indus city of Mohenjo-daro, Sindh.
Well, Mohenjo-daro
Private wells were rebuilt over many generations to serve the needs of a large household or neighborhood. This well in DK G area at Mohenjo-daro stands like a chimney because all of the surrounding earth has been removed by excavation.
Mohenjo Daro Lower Town: VS Area
VS Area is directly to the east of the citadel mound.
Mohenjo Daro Lower Town: HR Area
HR Area is located southeast of the citadel mound. Large areas of the mound have not yet been excavated and are covered with eroding brick structures and pottery.
Unicorn Seal
This unicorn seal was also discovered during the late 1927-31 excavations at Mohenjo-daro. One theory holds that the bull actually has two horns, but that these have been stylized to one because of the complexity of depicting three dimensions.
Female Figurines with Turbanlike headresses
"Figurines with elaborate headdresses and numerous layers of necklaces are usually somewhat larger than the more simple terracotta figurines."
Trough
The unicorn always has this object in front of it. There are at least five theories about this object. Mackay and Marshall thought it was the feeding trough or "manger" still seen in Sindh today.
Statuette of grey stone from Harappa
[Original 1931 text] "It is the figure of a dancer standing on his right leg, with the body from the waist upwards bent well round to the left, both arms thrown out in the same direction, and the left leg raised high in front.
Mohenjo-daro Building and Cameraman
Likely an 8mm camera in the hands of the guide or driver accompanying the tourist who took these shots; the film has not been found.
Wall Construction, Mohenjo-daro [100]
Area not known
View of a large fired brick wall along the edge of the mound shows the construction of a later wall along the same alignment, and the infilling of what would have been a small open area or alleyway.