The Indus Script: Texts, Concordance and Tables c4.s6.5

c4.s6.5

Moreover, the concept of 'Indus seals' is to be understood in its widest meaning. In addition to the Mature Harappan period or the Indus Civilization proper, the Corpus will, with certain restrictions, cover the Early and Late Harappan periods as well and also include all the imported seals of foreign types coming from Harappan sites.⁵¹ Furthermore, 'Harappan' is understood to include closely related cultures such as that of Kulli in Baluchistan or Prabhas Patan in Saurashtra. Thus the "Northeast Iranian" type seal coming from the Kulli site of Mehi has been included, and it would have been folly to exclude the NE Iranian type seal from Shahi-tump found in Indian collections. Although Maski is not a Harappan site, the cylinder seal found there is of great interest: obviously made in India - witness its elephant motif - it demands comparison with the cylinder seal found not so far from Maski, in Daimabad, in a Late Harappan context.