The Indus Civilization c9.28

c9.28

Only one specimen of a theriomorphic jar has come to light, and this is in the shape of a couchant ram with a deep hollow in the back, which may have served as an ink-well. Dual vessels, tripod jars, or those bearing figures of animals in relief, are all conspicuous by their absence, a state of affairs which the lover of unusual pottery cannot but regard as unfortunate.