Unfinished shell bangles
Complete raw shell Turbinella pyrum (right and left) and a pile of unfinished shell bangles (center).
Ancient Indus Civilization Jewelry.
Unfinished shell circlets with grinding stone
Unfinished shell circlets with grinding stone in the front.
Unfinished shell bangles
Unfinished shell bangles in the shell workshop, Gola Dhoro.
Ancient Indus shell and stone beads
Ancient Indus shell and stone beads from Gola Dhoro.
Ravi phase stone beads
Many broken and unfinished stone beads of carnelian (red-orange) and amazonite (blue-green) were found in the floor levels associated with the Ravi phase pits and hearths. (See also slide 119.)
A small faience ram amulet
A small faience ram amulet recovered from the fill associated with the southwestern edge of the "granary" platform. (Trench 41SW, H97-3434/7650-01, Length = 21.8 mm)
Microscopic analysis of bead drill hole
Scanning electron microscope photos of a molded impression of the drill hole indicate that the amazonite bead (8) was drilled with a tapered chert or jasper drill.
Ravi phase beads
From different levels of the Ravi phase come these terracotta beads (center string) and hard stone beads made from carnelian, amazonite, and lapis lazuli.
Ravi phase microbeads
Ravi phase microbeads of lapis lazuli (top row), amazonite, and carnelian (bottom row) indicate the size and nature of the drills used for perforation. The largest of the illustrated beads is less than one centimeter in diameter.
Ravi phase microdebitage
After wet screening, the Ravi phase microdebitage, larger flakes, broken drills, and even microbeads are sorted according to type of artifact and kind and color of stone.