Accession No
1947.2250 A
Description
Stone seal, once rectangular but one end now broken away. Standing bull with a two-tiered object in front of him. On reverse, a pierced tunnel handle. Three modern seal impressions have been made from this seal; one is in two parts.
Place
Asia; South Asia; Pakistan; Punjab; ?Harappa
Period
Indus Civilisation
Source
Beck, Horace C. [collector]; Beck, Gundred Eleanor [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1947.2250 A; Beck 5777; B.2479; ?7957 [?Find No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; ?Steatite
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'B.2479' and '[7?]957'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Analysis)
Probably from Harappa but no details exist. Mr.Beck's number not yet traced
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
?Vats, Madho Sarup. (1940). Excavations at Harappa. Being in account of archaeological excavations at Harappa carried out between the years 1920-21 and 1933-34. Volume 1 - Text and Volume 2 - Plates. Government of India Press: Delhi
Event Date 1940
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Seal and seal impression of the Indus Civilisation. Probably from Harappa but no details exist
Event Date 1947
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
The marks on the seal, particularly 'B.2479', do not take the typical form of Beck's numbering system. He is known to have purchased beads and seals from excavations, could these be excavation numbers?
Event Date 16/6/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
Stone seal, once rectangular but one end now broken away. Standing bull with a two-tiered object in front of him. On reverse, a pierced tunnel handle. A modern impression of this seal is also present.
Event Date 16/6/2016
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
Three modern seal impressions have been made from this seal; one is in two parts.
Event Date 18/10/2023
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Amendments / updates)
An impression for a very similar seal is seen in Vats (1940) with the excavation Find No. 3957. pl. LXXXVII no. 41.
Event Date 19/10/2023
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:53038
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