The Pashupati seal (also Mahayogi seal, [1] Proto-Śiva seal [2] the adjective "so-called" sometimes applied to "Pashupati"), [3] is a steatite seal which was uncovered in Mohenjo-daro, now in modern day Pakistan, a major urban site of the Indus Valley civilisation ("IVC"), during excavations in 1928 or 1929, when the region was under British rule.

Seal, 2500–2400 B.C.E., steatite, Mohenjodaro, Indus Valley Civilization (National Museum New Delhi) The figure’s frontality and symmetry demands deference, as does its impressively large and deeply curved horned headdress.

These steatite seals are depicted in Sahni's report for 1923-24, although only only is described and its location provided. The four seals are listed clockwise from the top left.

Jan 30, 2025 · Most Harappan seals were made of steatite, a soft stone found in river beds. Other materials like copper, terracotta, chert, faience, agate, gold, and ivory were used. Some seals were found on the bodies of the deceased, possibly used as amulets or necklaces.

The top left rectangular seal is an unfired steatite seal and the top right long rectangular seal is an example of a fired and glazed steatite seal. Both date to the later part of the Harappa Phase, Period 3C. The unicorn seal with script on the bottom right is also fired and glazed.

Mar 25, 2021 · The Pashupati Seal is a steatite seal that was discovered at the Mohenjo-daro archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization. The seal depicts a seated figure that is possibly tricephalic (having three heads).

Fired steatite button seal with four concentric circle designs from the Trench 54 area (H2000-4432/2174-3).

This article discusses the stylistic and technological variation in steatite square seals of the Indus Civilization based on the examination of two seals from Farmana in Haryana, India.

- Steatite was the most commonly used material for making seals in the Harappan civilization. - It was a soft stone that was easy to carve and was widely utilized for creating seals for various purposes.

Apr 24, 2018 · By combining formal stylistic and metric analyses of various elements of inscribed steatite seals, it is possible to fingerprint groups of seals that would have been carved by different producers working throughout the Indus region.