Bharat Vidya Prayojana

ID :: 43

No as per ASI

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Uid

SSC0043_M-1186A

Type

Seal

ImageName

SSC0043_M-1186A.jpg

ImageDate

2500 BC- 1900 BC

Reference

Seal depicting a deity with horned headdress and bangles on both arms

Reference link

https://www.academia.edu/resource/work/92406776

Reading order

K1 + K2 + K3 + K4 + K5 + K6 + K7 + K8 + K9

Rebus decoding

Deity with horned headdress and bangle on both arm standing in a pipal tree + Tongs + Pincers + Fish + Rim of jar + Body with spread leg + Temple + Markhor with human face + The Pleiades (seven sister)

Meaning conveyed

Depicting a deity with horned headdress and bangles on both arms standing in a pipal (sacredfig) tree and looking down on a kneeling worshiper. A human head rests on a small stool. A giant ram and seven figures in procession complete the narrative. The figures wear a single plumed headdress, bangles on both arms and long skirts. Several script signs are interspersed with the figures along the top of the seal and a single sign is placed at the base of the tree. This scene may represent a special ritual sacrifice to a deity with seven figures in procession. The seal has a grooved and perforated boss and the edges are worn and rounded from repeated use.

Description

Seal depicting a deity with horned headdress and bangles on both arms

Country

Pakistan

PlaceofRef

Mohenjo-daro

Reference link

https://www.academia.edu/resource/work/92406776

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Basic

Image	basic Comp ID	Basic Meaning	Basic Description	Basic Remarks
	K2	Tongs
	K3	Pincers
	K4	Fish
	K5	Rim of jar
	K6	Body with spread leg
	K7	Temple
	K8	Markhor with human face
	K9	The Pleiades (seven sister)
	K1	Deity with horned headdress and bangle on both arm standing in a pipal tree

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