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title: Banner at the North Gate of Dholavira
author: Swastik
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/507/banner-at-the-north-gate-of-dholavira/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Banner at the North Gate of Dholavira

_Authored by Swastik_

## Image File

[![Banner at the North Gate of Dholavira](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/507.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/507.png)

## Image Caption

The 10 Harappan alphabets/signs found at the Northern Gate of the ancient [Indus Valley Civilization](https://www.worldhistory.org/Indus_Valley_Civilization/) [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Dholavira. Each of these are up to 37 cm high and are thought to have been hung as a 'Banner' on the city gate.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Swastik. (2012, April 26). Banner at the North Gate of Dholavira. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/507/banner-at-the-north-gate-of-dholavira/>
### Chicago
Swastik. "Banner at the North Gate of Dholavira." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/507/banner-at-the-north-gate-of-dholavira/>.
### MLA
Swastik. "Banner at the North Gate of Dholavira." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/507/banner-at-the-north-gate-of-dholavira/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banner_at_the_North_Gate_of_Dholavira.svg) by **Swastik**. Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 26 April 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.