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Black and White Ancient Indus Civilization Images

Pointed Base Goblet

"In order to trace some more walls of the two blocks of the Great Granary Mr. Sahni made a few stray extensions about the centre of Trench A both towards the east and west. In the former direction, that part which lies to the north of corridor e was… >

Block of Parallel Walls 4

View of three thinner and three stouter walls. For Sahni’s description of the excavations at this area see ARASI 1924-25, p. 76. NOTES: 1. Photographs Parallel Walls, 60, Parallel Walls, Block of Parallel Walls 2, Block of Parall… >

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… >

Trench B Northern Structures

From Mound A-B, strata VI and VII. Image Plate XXc is published in the 1923-24 report. - Daya Ram Sahni, 1926. Annual Report Of The Archaeological Survey Of India 1923-24, pg 54. Image: Plate XX c. These brick founda… >

Mound F Harappa Site Map

"Six large trenches have been sunk in this mound, viz., three to the west and three to the east of the central belt. The former comprise the Great Granary Area (Trench II) with one small Trench Ae to its south-west and two Trenches Af and Ai to its … >

An earthenware ring

In his 1921 summary of pottery finds, Daya Ram Sahni called out "earthenware rests for dishes or pitchers" of which this one was considered the prime example (p. 13). "This type of ring stand was made to support large jars with narrow or rounded … >

Weights

The National Museum of Pakistan description is shown below, although the conical piece in the lower left is a carved shell object and not a weight: : "A large number of stone weights have been found in Mohenjodaro, Harappa and other sites in Sin… >

Steatite with Paste Inlay

One of the most mysterious of pieces in the gallery. It rests horizontally in the display case but has been straightened here because to me it looks like some sort of tree or tree-themed altar, which is the way Shah and Parpola show a different piec… >

Massive Brick Walls at Mohenjo-daro

SHOWING A POT (IN FOREGROUND) THAT CONTAINED EARLY INDIAN OBLONG “PUNCH-MARKED" COINS (KARSHAPANAS): MASSIVE BRICK WALLS OF THE SECOND AND THIRD PERIOD AT MOHENJO-DARO >

Animals, Birds and Toys from Mohenjo-daro

MADE PERHAPS TO AMUSE LITTLE PREHISTORIC PEOPLE IN THE INDUS VALLEY TWO OR THREE THOUSAND YEARS AGO: TERRA-COTTA ANIMALS, BIRDS, AND OTHER TOYS FROM MOHENJO-DARO. >

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