Black and White Ancient Indus Civilization Images
Lattice Screen and Curved Fragment
Dr. Kenoyer (Ancient Cities, p. 58) writes:
"Windows situated on both the first and second stories had shutters with latticework grills above and below the shutters.
Mound AB Northeast Before Excavation
"The mounds at Harappa are a prominent landmark in the countryside visible long distances away. They were visited by Masson in 1826, by Burnes five years later, and by General Cunningham twice in 1853 and 1856. Burnes estimated the extent of the
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.
Three Inscribed Unicorn Seals
These three seals all have the same unicorn animal motif and a ritual container placed below the head of the animal. The script location and carving styles indicate that the seals belong to different time periods.
Granary Excavations, Mohenjo-daro [6]
REM Granary
Looking north along the western edge of the Granary excavations. A large storage vessel crushed by the weight of the overlying sediments is visible at the edge of a small wall.
Monkey Figurine
Another example where Indus craftsmen are able to imbue a tiny figurine with indelible character.
Marshall wrote (Mohenjo-daro, pp. 351):
"No 13 (DK 2091), which is 1.5 inches high, is a delightful little figure of a monkey squatting with hands on
Harappa Mound AB Under Excavation
"The excavation of the mounds F and A and B was commenced in the beginning, of January 1921, and continued up to the middle of February. The operations were carried on under my personal supervision . . ." wrote Sahni (p.
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