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Ancient Indus civilization replicas.

Mullah Ashur grinding beads

The technique for making tiny beads is still practiced by craftsmen today. Mullah Ashoor from Peshawar is seen grinding a string of tiny steatite beads that will later be fired to make them hard >

Modern replicas

The cup shaped headdress of some figurines may have been used for holding oil and used as lamps. These replicas and the plate were made by Mohammad Nawaz, a local potter from modern Harappa. >

Master Potter

Mohammad Nawaz, master potter from Harappa, demonstrates how fish scale and intersecting circle motifs may have been painted onto Harappan pottery. Here he is demonstrating at the Elvehjem Museum of Art in Madison, Wisconsin, USA during the major ex… >

Harappa Potters

Mohammad Nawaz (center) and Zaman (right) holding replicas of hand-built Ravi style pottery. Bashir on the left holds an original Ravi bowl-on-stand that dates to around 3300 BCE. >

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