Harappan Civilizations & the Aryan Migration (ca. 2300-1750 B.C.E.)
Artist: unknown
Title: seal
Material: Steatite (the green material is plasticine remaining from
the impression-making process
and is not part of the original 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: Three-headed bovid creature showing a bull head
(lower left), a
unicorn head (top left), and an antilope head (top right). As with the previous
seal, this shows a
complex conception of the nature of the bovid being and speaks to a involved
religious
understanding of these creatures' role.
Stylistic Comments:
