Unicorn seal
Unicorn seal (H2000-4500/10007-01) found on the floor of Room 603 in Trench 43 (image 78), before conservation.
Ancient Indus Valley civilization seals
Discovering a broken unicorn seal.
While clearing a floor area in Trench 43, J. Mark Kenoyer discovers a broken unicorn seal.
Glazed steatite, faience bead, and unfinished steatite seal
Glazed steatite gaming piece, faience bead, and unfinished steatite seal (H99-3860/8756-30) from Room 202 (Trench 43).
Faience button seal
Faience button seal (H99-3814/8756-01) with swastika motif found on the floor of Room 202 (Trench 43).
Interiors of the rooms filled with surprises
After removing the fallen walls, the interiors of the rooms were found to be filled with surprises. Here in Room 202 were scattered clay tops, beads, and inscribed seals (Trench 43).
Terra cotta seal and faience tablets
High concentrations of objects such as these terra cotta seal and faience tablets indicate the significance of this part of the site (Trench 54 area) for obtaining further insights on the manufacture and use of inscribed pieces.
Seal Fragment
Seal fragment of a man with double bun and three fingered hand or trident. Trench 39 North, upper levels, Harappa Phase.
Long rectangular seal with no animal motif
This type of seal is only found in the last part of the Harappan Phase, Period 3C. A similar rectangular seal was found on Mound F in the 1998 excavations of the circular platforms (Trench 43).
Eastern edge of Mound E
A large number of seals and inscribed objects were discovered in excavations on the eastern edge of Mound E from 1993 to 1997. This view of excavations in Trench 10W shows two rooms of houses along the edge of a north-south street.
Button seal
Button seal from the upper layers of Mound AB. Although this seal was found in mixed deposits dating to the Harappan and Late Harappan Periods, the carving suggests that it is actually an Early Harappan seal, dating to around 2800-2600 BCE.
