Earthen Jar insitu Trench A (f)
The jar is more or less intact. No field number on the visible surface.
Ancient Indus civilization and earlier pottery.
Plain buff ware, various layers (Bakkar Buthi)
Plain buff ware, various layers (Bakkar Buthi).
Trench 38
Beneath the Late Harappan wall in Trench 38 is a large globular pot covered with an inverted bottle shaped vessel that was used as a lid. This and the other small bowl protruding from the section were set in the floor of a room earlier than the wall.
String-cut beaker
String-cut beaker, section A, layer 1 (Bakkar Buthi).
Three earthen jars, Trench A
Three Earthen Jars A (f) 28, found 4 feet below surface in trench A (f).
No mention of finds of three earthen jars in Trench A (f) by Sahni in ARASI 1924-25.
Of the excavations and finds Sahni noted: "In the area between the trench ‘Ae ’ described
Buff vessel, (Bakkar Buthi)
Buff vessel, Tr. B1, layer 41 (Bakkar Buthi).
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.
Basket-marked rims and base
Basket-marked rims and base, section A, surface (Bakkar Buthi).
Bead Pot
After removal of the overlying sediment it was clear that the pot was filled with beads. Each bead was mapped in and then photographed before removal. In the lower levels were many tiny beads that had settled to the bottom.
Pot with beads
In the end, the small Late Harappan Period Pot yielded 133 beads and other decorative objects.