The So-called Unicorn
[Original text] "The animal most often represented on the seals is the apparently single-horned beast . . .. There is a possibility, I think, that the artist intended to represent one horn behind the other.
Unicorn (so-called) motif in the ancient Indus Valley.
The So-called Unicorn
[Original text, 1931] It should, however, be borne in mind that these animals may perhaps represent the dieties of provinces, in exactly the same way as do the 'nome' animals of Egypt, all of which are commonly shown on standards very similar to the
Unicorn sealing
Low fired sealing in terra cotta of a unicorn seal from the Trench 54 area (H2000-4453/2174-192). This type of clay sealing was used to seal bundles of goods for transport.
Two Unicorn Sealings from Harappa
These two sealings are labelled 1917-1920 in the ASI archives.
Silver seal, Mohenjo-daro
This silver seal with a unicorn motif is one of two found at Mohenjo-daro.
Mackay 1938: Vol. 1, p. 348, Vol. 2, Pl. XC,1; XCVI, 520.
Sixteen three sided tablets
Sixteen three sided tablets (c. 2300 BCE) with incised inscription on each face were found all together in the debris that had been dumped over the curtain wall (54). On one of the three sides is an inscription that is identical to the last two signs
Life and death of Harappan seals and tablets
An additional six copies of these tablets, again all with the same inscriptions, were found elsewhere in the debris outside of perimeter wall [250] including two near the group of 16 and two in debris between the perimeter and curtain walls.
Unicorn seal
Unicorn seal (H2000-4500/10007-01) found on the floor of Room 603 in Trench 43 (image 78), before conservation.
Unicorn seal
Unicorn seal (H2000-4500/10007-01) after conservation. Note the deeply chiseled engraving of the script similar to that found particularly on Period 3C rectangular seals.
Indus unicorn seal in situ
In the rubble were found a number of inscribed pieces, including this intaglio seal, seen here in situ next to one of the radiating mud-brick walls.
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