Seal and Fragment of another seal

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This is the narrow type of seal on which was engraved a single row of characters with no accompanying animal or other design. The seal is broken and only three of the characters of the inscription remain.

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Object type	Seal fragment
Title	Seal and Fragment of another seal (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Steatite.
Brief description	Steatite, Mohenjo-Daro, circa 2000 BC
Physical description	This is the narrow type of seal on which was engraved a single row of characters with no accompanying animal or other design. The seal is broken and only three of the characters of the inscription remain.
Dimensions	Depth: L 1 1/4 in Width: 1 in Height: 1/2 in
Style	Indus Valley
Object history	Bought from the D.H.Gordon collection, 1951.
Historical context	The intact seal (which is white) is engraved on one side with a horned bull, and pictographic script above. This seal is square and has a small boss behind. The fragment (which is black) shows part of a pictographic inscription.
Production	Mohenjo-Daro, Indus Valley, Pakistan
Associated object	IS.8B-1951 (Object)
Bibliographic reference	These pieces were discovered by Col. Gordon on the surface of waste dumps in the vicinity of the excavated site.
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.8A-1951

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Record created	February 14, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O25177/seal-and-fragment-of-another-seal-fragment/

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