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Ancient Indus civilization carnelian objects

Necklace or belt, Mohenjo-daro

Carnelian and copper/bronze necklace or belt. With 42 long bicone carnelian beads, 72 spherical bronze beads, 6 bronze spacer beads, 2 half moon shaped bronze terminals, 2 hollow cylindrical bronze terminals. Hoard No. 2, DK Area, Room 1, House 1, T… >

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. >

Bead Pot

Initial probing to determine the contents of this small pot (79) from Trench 38, Late Harappan Period, revealed the presence of carnelian and faience beads. >

Pot with beads

In the end, the small Late Harappan Period Pot yielded 133 beads and other decorative objects. Although left behind by a bead collector at almost 1700 BCE, the wide variety of beads and other objects found inside the pot belong to all periods of Har… >

Carnelian beads with white lines

This carnelian bead has been artificially colored with white lines and circles using a special bleaching technique developed by the ancient Harappans. >

Ravi phase carnelian bead blanks

Chipped carnelian bead blanks indicate that the initial stages of bead manufacture were taking place in this part of the Ravi phase settlement. >

Shell- and bone fragments, carnelian bead and flint drill

Shell- and bone fragments, carnelian bead and flint drill. >

Carnelian and lapis lazuli beads and pendant

Carnelian and lapis lazuli beads and pendant, Tr. B1 (Bakkar Buthi). >

Carnelian Beads

The long carnelian beads at the bottom of this image are among the most distinctive products made during the height of the ancient Indus civilization. Dr. Kenoyer writes (Ancient Cities, pp. 162): "Many of the long carnelian beads were traded as … >

Miscellaneous Carnelian, Shell and Other Beads

TRINKETS WORN BY PREHISTORIC INDIAN PEOPLE: MISCELLANEOUS BEADS OF CORNELIAN [CARNELIAN], SHELL AND SO ON, FROM MOHENJO-DARO. >

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