Polychrome Nal pottery
Polychrome Nal pottery from Niai Buthi (from Tr. II-8 and surface).
Ancient Indus civilization and earlier pottery.
Black-slipped bowl
Black-slipped bowl from Niai Buthi Tr. II-8 with graffito (Niai Buthi).
Two earthenware implements
Another class of objects, even if incomplete, were also immediately familiar to Day Ram Sahni:
"(16) An earthen instrument for making twines. It is a curved shaped piece with five holes, one of which is broken off.
Small pot
A small pot dating to the Period 3C of the Harappa Phase (c.
Three Crucibles
Sahni recognized the object on the right [C 2]as linked to twining as well:"A conical-shaped object with a hole in the base which might have held a wooden stick. Such instruments are used for twining the sacred thread" (p.
Detail of Harappa domestic structures
Detail of domestic structures with hearths and large jars set into the floor (Trench 41 NE).
Pottery from the surface, northwestern part
Pottery from the surface, northwestern part (Niai Buthi).
Kot Dijian Phase Symbols
These particular symbols made on the bottom of terra cotta vessels prior to firing were probably made by potters during the Kot Dijian Period in order to identify their own vessels or ones being made for specific customers.
The upturned rim of a jar
Also in a room encroaching onto the street were the upturned rim of a jar (on left) and two bases (center and right) that were used as hearths (Trench 41NE). The pottery base hearths could have been lifted and moved to different parts of the room
Pottery from section IB (Niai Buthi)
Pottery from section IB (Niai Buthi).