An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c31.229

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The typical antiquities of the Harappa period include: triangular terracotta cakes [6.27], animal figurines and gamesmen [6.7.2], one of them with ram-head; beads of terracotta, faïence, chalcedony etc., of globular, disc, segmented and gadrooned cylindrical shapes; copper objects including knives, chisels, rods and rings; jasper and terracotta weights [6.29]; microlithic blades, almond-shaped points; arrow types on chalcedony cores, one of them preserving a crested ridge along one of the margins; saddle querns and pestles [6.19]; polished celts; and cart wheels and frames of terracotta. The most noteworthy finds are two script-bearing seals, one of steatite and the other of copper, both of diminutive rectangular size with a vertical hole at the converging rear part, and a terracotta sealing also with letters. The larger excavation at SURKOTADA in e. Kutch has fully confirmed the representative character of Desalpur stratigraphy and finds.