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This pictures shows a majestic zebu bull,and its heavy dewlap and wide curving horns is perhaps the most impressive motif found on the Indus seals!As you can see,it is generally carved on large seals with relatively short inscriptions,the zebu motif can be found in the cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.

The hump bull is a recurring theme in many of the ritual and decorative arts in the Indus region,appearing on painted pottery and as figurines long before the rise of cities and continuing on later historical time.The zebu bull symbolize the leader among the herd.Who is strong and protects the herd.When it is carved in stone,it represents the top officials or a powerful clan of

Mohenjo-Daro

The male head is broken by a seated sculpture,it has a wavy and braided combed hair tied into a double bun on the back of the head and a plain fillet or headband with two hanging ribbons down the back!

As u can see,the upper lip is shaved and closely cropped and combed beard lines show the lower jaw.The almond shape eyes are framed by long eyebrows.The ears are made of a double curve with a central knob!

Seated male sculpture, or "Priest King"
It has a filler or ribbon headband with circular inlay ornament on the forehead and similar but smaller ornament on the right upper arm. Two ends of the fillet fall along the back and thought the hair is carefully combed towards the back of the head, there is no bun.At the back of the head may have held a sperately carved bun as is tradional on the other seated figures,or it could have held a more elaborate horn and plumed headdressIn the two ears there is a hole,a necklace or other head ornament wasd attached to the sculpture,the left shoulder is covered with a cloak decorated with trefoil circle and single circle designs that were originally filled with red pigment,Drill holes in the center of each circle indicate they were made with a specialized drill and then touched up with a chisel.The eyes are deeply incised and may have held inlay.the upper lip is shaved and a short combed beard frames the face,The large crack in the face is the result of weathering or it may be due to original firing of this object.