INDUS VALLEY SEAL
MS | 4617 |
MS Short Title | INDUS VALLEY SEAL |
Text | NAME OF OWNER OR SCRIBE |
Description | MS in Indus Valley language on white steatite, Indus Civilization, ca. 2500-1800 BC, 1 square seal matrix, 4,3x4,3x1,9 cm, 6 Indus Valley signs in a formal script of high quality, unicorn standing left facing an altar, with loop handle. |
Provenance | 1. Found in Mohenjo-Daro, India (ca. 1945-1947); 2. The Waria Collection, Dadu, Pakistan (-1965); 3. Private antiquity collection, England (1965-2001), acquired Sep. 2001. |
Commentary | This seal is among the largest extant. The execution is representing Indus art at its best. The Indus script is still undeciphered, as is the Linear A script from Crete and the Rongo-Rongo script from Easter Island, which has numerous signs in common with the Indus script, cf. MSS 2762/1-4. While the Indus Civilization was the most short-lived of the 3 great river civilizations, it was much larger than Egypt and Sumer in extent, stretching from the Indus Valley into Afghanistan in the West, Kashmir in the North and India in the East. Mohenjo-Daro was first excavated 1922-1927 by Sir John Marshall. Published: To be published by Asko Parpola in: Corpus of Indus Seals and Inscriptions, vol. 3. |
Published | To be published by Asko Parpola in: Corpus of Indus Seals and Inscriptions, vol. 3. |
Exhibited | Tigris 25th anniversary exhibition. The Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo, 30.1. - 15.9.2003. |
Place of origin | Indus Valley |
Dates | ca. 2500-1800 BC |
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