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Object Number
40-30-60/6781
Display Title
Painted potsherds - Harappa painted sherd, pink paste, red slip, black paint
Descriptions
Object Description
2 painted potsherds (6.3" long) - Harappa painted sherd, pink paste, red slip, black paint
Inventory Description
Ceramic, body and rim sherd, straight rim, sloping shoulder, black on red painted linear and geometric design on exterior, design includes areas of cross-hatching
Classification
- Sherd
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
India
/
Sind
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Chanhu Daro
Intrasite
Cutting, near surface. Location?, level?
Additional Geographic Terms
Sind-Chanhu-daro Province
Materials
Ceramic , Pigment
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest ): 8.8 × 16.1 × 0.9 cm (3 7/16 × 6 5/16 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
40-30-60/6781; 4736.
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