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Terracotta

Double Lion head terracotta cone found in trench A

Published in ARASI 1924-25, Plate XXVII (f), with the ‘cone’ base. Title: ‘Double-headed Terracotta bust of a Lion’ Published in Vats 1940, Vol. II, Plate LXXIX, 88. Described as ‘A Jugate Tiger Head’ The field number of this object … >

Mask with Open Mouth

  • Mask with Open Mouth

An evocative mask in which the holes referenced by Dr. Kenoyer can clearly be seen: "Mask with open mouth has holes for wooden teeth." >

Two Pots Jars In Situ Harappa

Two jars side by side. One with ribbed surface and field number ‘A (?illegible) 30’. >

Male Terracotta Figurine

Few Indus figurines exude so much character making it seem like it was based on a real person. >

Terracotta snake and coonch of the argha or spoon shape

Shell Conch Spoon: Published in ARASI 1924-25, Plate XXVII (e) Terracotta Snake: Published in ARASI 1924-25, Plate XXVII (a). Title of Plate XXVII: ‘Harappa: Terracotta and Other Objects’ Field number for the spoon in Vats 19… >

Terracotta Head and Bull

These two photographs are of two terracotta figurines, on the left is a female figurine with a scrolled headdress, and on the right is a humped bull with broken horns. In the first image (ASI no. 416/86) the human head on the left is upside down, an… >

Terracotta and Stone Objects

From left to right, a miniature version of a cylindrical perforated jar made of terracotta, a cubical chert stone weight, a small terracotta cylindrical drinking vessel, with a toy terracotta spinning top incorrectly placed on it upside down to serv… >

Two Historical Terracotta Vessels

These two clay lamps were photographed together, however one (A419) was found in Mound F, and the other (Bg3) was found in Mound A-B. There are three photographs of these lamps, with subtle differences. E.g two of them include photographic scale… >

Terracotta bull, female bust and bull head

Smaller items start getting grouped for the photographs, in photographs from subsequent years we start to see many more objects grouped in each image. [1] Terracotta head, left. Terracotta bull, right. "Harappa offers a greater variety of ani… >

Terracotta animals

Four in a row: of them one ram and one unicorn. Vats stated: “Animal figures, mostly in terracotta, have been found in very large numbers at Harappa. … Harappa offers a greater variety of animal figures than those yet published from Mohenjo-daro… >

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