[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v2.c31.229 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c31.229 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c31.229 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.229](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c31.229) 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. - [Previous: v2.c31.228](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c31.228) - [Next: v2.c31.230](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c31.230) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c31) ## Cites (1) - [Surkotada](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.surkotada) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c31.229](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v2.c31.229) · Pramāṇa