The Script of Harappa and Mohenjodaro and its Connection with Other Scripts c7.s1.57

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Nos. 155-437. Square. Surface flat. Sides perpendicular. Thickness from 5 to 10 mm. Reverse flat except for a perforated projection or attachment. Mostly white, yellowish, or light grey in appearance, and composed of limestone or steatite. These seals are remarkably uniform in their proportions, and appear to be of standard sizes. They are all accompanied by the bull, standing in profile and facing right (See Plate I, No. 390). One horn and one ear only are depicted. The bull in these seals is invariably of the European and not the Indian type. The horn is usually shown plain without the parallel 'shading' shown in No. 390. Beneath the head almost invariably appears the symbol 𓃠 , the principal varieties of which are given on Plate I. This is the distinctive seal of both Harappa and Mohenjodaro, outnumbering all the other seals. It will be observed that nearly half of these seals end with the sign 𐀁 .