Unique Unicorn Seal
Unique Unicorn Seal as part of some sort of container found at Gola Dhoro.
Ancient Indus Valley civilization seals
Mundigak Stone Seals
The wide variety of seals found at Mundigak, mainly stone but also some copper, have deep material and stylistic connections with Central Asia (see two bronze Mundigak seals), and, towards the south-east, with sites recently found in Iran from
Ancient Indus seal found at Gola Dhoro
Ancient Indus seal found at Gola Dhoro, frontal view.
Unicorn Seal
This unicorn seal was also discovered during the late 1927-31 excavations at Mohenjo-daro. One theory holds that the bull actually has two horns, but that these have been stylized to one because of the complexity of depicting three dimensions.
Trough
The unicorn always has this object in front of it. There are at least five theories about this object. Mackay and Marshall thought it was the feeding trough or "manger" still seen in Sindh today.
Ancient Indus seals and sealings
Ancient Indus seals and sealings found at Gola Dhoro, Begasra.
Amulet
In addition to any commercial functions, the seal may also have designated a position of authority. The motif on the seal could also have been an amulet or charm.
The seal itself was probably worn around the neck, with a chord passed through the boss
Harappa Excavations, Three Seals
"Among the antiquities found here was a seal die (No. A 214), Plate IX, Photos. Nos. 2817 a-b. It is square in shape, along each, side and provided with a round projection on the reverse pierced with a hole for the string by which it was suspended.
Seal Signs
Although the Indus Valley script is still undeciphered, there is some agreement among a number of leading scholars that it represents some sort of proto-Dravidian language common in South India today.
Three Seals [Backs], Harappa
"The discovery at Harappa of the very remarkable seal illustrated in figure 1 of Cunningham's Plate XXXIII in this volume [see Image 2 above] and later of a few more now in the British Museum, suggested that at this site we have the remains of a city