Harappan Civilizations & the Aryan Migration (ca. 2300-1750 B.C.E.)
Artist: unknown
Title: Seal
Material: Steatite
Site: Mohenjo-Daro, Pakistan
Current Location: National Museum of Pakistan (Karachi Museum), Pakistan
Period/Date: Indus/Harrapa Civilization/ ca. 2300-1750 B.C.E.
Iconography/Iconology: Bos Indicus/Presumably a symbol of prosperity,
success, well-being.
Stylistic Comments: The small size of the seal is characteristic of
the thousands of seals from
the Harrapan civilization. This finely carved seal demonstrates the "realistic"
style and is characterized by soft modeling and relatively idealized forms.
