Harappan Civilizations & the Aryan Migration (ca. 2300-1750 B.C.E.)
Graphic by John C. Huntington
Artist: unknown
Title: Gilgamesh Seal (left) and modern impression (right)
Material: Steatite (seal)
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: Male figure holding two felines(?) at arm's length
appear to be Gilgamesh from the Euphraties Valley Civilization. This suggests
the presence of traders from the Mesopotemian region at Mahenjo-Daro.
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