Over-fired Togau D bowl and ring stands
Over-fired Togau D bowl and ring stands (Murda Sang).
Ancient Indus civilization and earlier pottery.
Harappan Kiln
Period 4 (Late Harappan transitional) kiln with hollow lower fire box and arched floor with holes for allowing heat to enter the upper firing chamber. This type of kiln was introduced at Harappa ca.
Late Indus kiln fire box
Looking into the hollow fire box of the Period 4 kiln with arched floor (see image 62). The column of soil in the center was left for support of the floor (Trench 43).
Mound B Pot in Bricks
View of mound B showing the narrow space at the west end of the twin chatti the small earthen jar fixed among bricks.
View of a rectangular structure, with walls of bricks and an embedded earthen jar at the corner.
Late Harappan Pottery
Collection of reconstructed pottery from the late levels of Trench 43. These shapes include the final Harappan forms (late Period 3C) and transitional Late Harappan period shapes (Period 4).
Terra cotta discs
One of the games played by the children of the Indus cities may be represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes.
Three Earthen Jars at Summit of Site B in situ
Three earthen jars found in the southern portion of the summit of site B, from E.
A large and two smaller jars, one with a conical base.
Of the excavations at the top of Mound B Sahni noted:
“The past year’s excavations show that the upper portion
Terra cotta cones
Decorated terra cotta cones are found at both Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, but no one knows what they may have been used for. Some scholars suggest that they were hung on a string as a plumb-bob for use by masons and carpenters.
Terra cotta nodules
Terra cotta nodules and cakes of different shapes are common at most Indus sites. These objects appear to have been used in many different ways depending on their shape and size.
The flat triangular and circular shaped cakes may have been heated and
Painted burial pottery
Painted burial pottery from Harappa. The two largest vessels were found in the same burial and are described below. The other smaller vessels were found in an earlier burial and represent an older style of pottery.
Tall jar with concave neck and