Accession No

1987.1572 D


Description

An impression in plaster from a Harappan seal depicting a Bull with handled bowl.


Place

Asia; South Asia; Pakistan; Sindh; Mohenjo-daro


Period

Harappan Modern


Source

Salt, George (Dr) [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1987.1572 D; Lab no. 88.75


Cultural Affliation


Material

Plaster


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (References)
Original seal: Marshall, Sir John. (1931). Mohenjo-daro and the Indus civilization: being an official account of archaeological excavations at Mohenjo-daro carried out by the Government of India between the years 1922 and 1927 vol. III. A. Probsthain: London. pl. CX no. 319.
Event Date 1931
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (References)
Original seal: Marshall, Sir John. (1931). Mohenjo-daro and the Indus civilization: being an official account of archaeological excavations at Mohenjo-daro carried out by the Government of India between the years 1922 and 1927 vol. II. A. Probsthain: London. p. 385.
Event Date 1931
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Four impressions in plaster from Harappan seals:
A: Rhinceros.
B: Rhino and offering stand.
C: Man sitting cross-legged on stool.
D: Bull with handled bowl
Event Date 1987
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
An impression in plaster from a Harappan seal depicting a Bull with handled bowl.
Event Date 17/11/2022
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Amendments / updates)
Originally the Place field stated '?Harappa'. The original seal from which this impression was made, however, appears in Marshall's 1931 excavation report of Mohenjo Daro. The Place field has therefore been updated with this provenance.
Event Date 18/11/2022
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


FM:300197

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