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Mohenjo-Daro: Indus Valley Seals

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dc.contributor.authorWheeler, Mortimer
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Mohenjo-Daro, Sindh, Pakistan) [and Bahrein/Failaka, Persian Gulf]
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-24T04:57:52Z
dc.date.available2019-05-24T04:57:52Z
dc.date.created1966
dc.date.updated2019-05-24T04:57:52Z
dc.descriptionRound seals with pierced projections on the back have been found on the islands of Bahrein and Failaka in the Persian Gulf, An example (left) is contrasted with a similar type of seal from Mohenjodaro (right), Both are inscribed with a bull pictogram,en_AU
dc.format.extent35mmen_AU
dc.format.mediummounted transparencyen_AU
dc.format.mediumb&wen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiffen_AU
dc.identifierANUA 682-131en_AU
dc.identifier.otherIA-136en_AU
dc.identifier.otherIA-136
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/162910
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBasham Collection
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subjectIndus Valley Civilization: Sealsen_AU
dc.subjectsealsen_AU
dc.subjectMohenjo-Daroen_AU
dc.subjectbook scanen_AU
dc.titleMohenjo-Daro: Indus Valley Seals
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Sir Mortimer Wheeler, Civilizations of the Indus Valley and Beyond, London, Thames & Hudson, 1966, p, 37, nos, 41, 42

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