Accession No
1947.2250 B
Description
Stone seal, once rectangular but now upper portion broken away. Standing bull with a two-tiered object in front of him. On reverse, the base of a handle, now missing. A modern impression of this seal is also present.
Place
Asia; South Asia; Pakistan; Punjab; Harappa
Period
Indus Civilisation
Source
Beck, Horace C. [collector]; Beck, Gundred Eleanor [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1947.2250 B; Beck 5777; B.2480; 4013 [Find No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Steatite
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
One seal has a typed label adhered to the from which reds '36' in white on a black background. The remains of glue from another label is on the back.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Vats, Madho Sarup. (1940). Excavations at Harappa. Being in account of archaeological excavations at Harappa carried out between the years 1920-21 and 1933-34. Volume 1 - Text. Government of India Press: Delhi. p. 338.
Event Date 1940
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Seal and seal impression of the Indus Civilisation. Probably from Harappa but no details exist
Event Date 1947
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
Stone seal, once rectangular but now upper portion broken away. Standing bull with a two-tiered object in front of him. On reverse, the base of a handle, now missing. A modern impression of this seal is also present.
Event Date 16/6/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Analysis)
The marks on the seal, particularly 'B.2480', do not take the typical form of Beck's numbering system. He is known to have purchased beads and seals from excavations, could these be excavation numbers?
Event Date 16/6/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'B.2480 and '4013'. Marked in pencil, now much faded: '4013'.
Event Date 16/6/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Analysis)
Probably from Harappa but no details exist. Mr.Beck's number not yet traced
Event Date 16/6/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
Three modern seal impressions have been made from this seal.
Event Date 18/10/2023
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Amendments / updates)
This seal was found in the Harappa excavation reports by Vats (1940), under Find No. 4013, and so the Place field has amended to reflect this, removing the tentative assumption.
Event Date 19/10/2023
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Vats, Madho Sarup. (1940). Excavations at Harappa. Being in account of archaeological excavations at Harappa carried out between the years 1920-21 and 1933-34. Volume 2 - Plates. Government of India Press: Delhi. pl. LXXXVIII no. 68.
Event Date 19/10/2023
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:269645
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