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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