Buddhist Stupa View
Buddhist Stupa View, Mohenjo-daro with ascending flight of steps.
The SD Area of Mohenjo-daro.
The Buddhist Stupa at Mohenjo-daro
The Buddhist Stupa (circa 200 A.D.), Mohenjo-daro.
Mohenjodaro
Mohenjodaro, Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan in 1962.
Oval Well, SD Area
This oval well is located in room 19 northeast of Great Bath. It is the only well with an oval structure and may have been used to draw water for nearby bathing platforms or for filling the Great Bath.
Granary, SD and REM area
Built on top of a tapered brick platform, this building had a solid brick foundation that extended for 50 meters east west and 27 meters north south.
Great Bath, SD Area
The floor slopes down to the southwest corner where a small outlet (top right) leads to a brick drain, which takes the water to the edge of the mound.
Lower ledge and Drain outlet, Great Bath, SD Area, looking west
At the southwestern corner of the sloping floor, a small drain first passes through the massive walls of the tank and connects to a corbelled arch drain that curves along the edge of the northern terrace of the granary to the west.
Great Bath, SD Area, looking north
The tank would have been open to the sky, but the surrounding structures would have been roofed. The sidewalls and parts of the floor have been conserved using modern replica bricks.
Great Bath, SD Area, looking north
The side walls of the tank were constructed with finely fitted bricks and a thick layer of bitumen (natural tar) was laid along the sides of the tank to keep water from seeping through the walls and up into the superstructure.
Lower ledge inside the Great Bath, SD Area, southern edge, looking east
At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge with a brick edging that extends the entire width of the pool. People coming down the stairs could move along this ledge without actually stepping into the pool itself.
