Mohenjo-daro Granary Excavations [91]
REM Granary
Overview of the REM Granary excavations, viewed from the northwest. The fired brick mass of the western slope is visible at the right.
No. 91 Also "1101" penciled on back
Black and White Ancient Indus Civilization Images
Pottery
[Original 1931 text] "The ancient pottery of Mohenjo-daro frequently has sand or ime, or both, mixed with the clay, more often in the painted ware than in the plain ware.
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]
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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
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, 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
Gameboard
Note that the conical piece in the lower left is likely not a gaming piece but a pointed cone. Dr. Kenoyer writes (Ancient Cities, p. 120).
"In most cultures, ritual games are used for predicting the future or educating children about social and