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Steatite Seal
Width: 1.87 inches
Date: 2600-1900 BCE
Indus seal from Mohenjo-daro, modern Pakistan, about 2600 to 1900 BCE. Some of the earliest evidence of the use of symbols and script in India, from the Indus Valley cities of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa.
Museum number: 1947,0416.2.
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