Harappan Civilizations & the Aryan Migration (ca. 2300-1750 B.C.E.)
Artist: unknown
Title: seal
Material: Steatite
Site: Mohenjo-Daro, Pakistan
Current Location: unknown
Period/Date: Indus/Harrapa Civilization/ ca. 2300-1750 B.C.E.
Iconography/Iconology: composite animal/The fact that so many creatures
are represented in a
single composite being suggests a very complex religous conception. The
complexity of this
religious conception is a precursor of both Buddhist and Hindu methodologies
that continue to the present day.
Stylistic Comments:
