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


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