The Indus Civilization c6.32

c6.32

It is probable that snakes, too, were venerated, if not actually worshipped, in the Indus valley, since a snake cult has always been so popular in India. No carved figures of snakes have been found at Mohenjo-daro, however, but one has been unearthed at Harappa. The reptile also appears occasionally on the painted pottery, but the best representation of it is on a faience tablet where a seated deity, similar to those already described on the seal-amulets, is being worshipped on either side by a kneeling man, while behind each worshipper a cobra, with head raised and hood expanded, is evidently joining in the adoration of the god. A clay amulet also shows this reptile before a low stool, on which would appear to be an offering, perhaps of milk.