Ancient Indus shell and stone beads
Ancient Indus shell and stone beads from Gola Dhoro.
Two Shell Ladles
Examples of one of the finest and most distinct of Indus craft objects.
Shell- and bone fragments, carnelian bead and flint drill
Shell- and bone fragments, carnelian bead and flint drill.
Sculpture
Seated male sculpture with shell inlay still remaining in one eye. The braided or combed hair lays back straight and a plain fillet or ribbon encircles the head and falls down the back of the neck.
Two Fasciolaria Trapezium Shells
Harappan shell working was carried out in many areas of the site using a wide range of marine shell species.
Shells from the deep levels of the sounding in Murda Sang
Shells from the deep levels of the sounding in Murda Sang.
Libation vessels
Libation vessels made of the conch shell Turbinella pyrum. One of these is decorated with vermilion filled incised lines. A single spiraling design is carved around the apex and a double incised line frames the edge of the orifice.
Shell ladle
Large ladle found with burial pottery in a disturbed burial of the Harappan cemetery. Shell ladles were probably used in special rituals for dispensing sacred liquids such as water or oil.