# Inscribed steatite seals from Mohenjo-daro

> The largest group of inscribed objects; texts average about five signs.

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**ART** 0CWY3RB43NV5·Artifact · object

# Inscribed steatite seals from Mohenjo-daro

ObjectPublic domainMature Harappan, c. 2600 to 1900 BC

[Cite]

**Not kept here.** This copy isn't ours to show. [See it where it's published](https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.107530).

The largest group of inscribed objects; texts average about five signs.

Archaeological Survey of India (Marshall 1931, plates volume), scanned by the Digital Library of India, 1900. Public domain

## Copies 2

**Scan** Archaeological Survey of India (Marshall 1931, plates volume), scanned by the Digital Library of India · archive.org · 1931 · public domain in India; in the US until the end of 2026Primary source: [Mohenjo-daro and the Indus Civilization, vol. III (plates)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY3ADT0CXN/mohenjo-daro-and-the-indus-civilization-vol-iii-plates)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.107530)

**Transcription** Mahadevan 1977 (normalised sign drawings) · rmrl.in · unknownPrimary source: [The Indus Script: Texts, Concordance and Tables](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY36900NM9/the-indus-script-texts-concordance-and-tables)2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://rmrl.in/en/onlinecat/62582/the-indus-script)

## Where it was made

[Mohenjo-daro](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CWY3ADT2YJX/mohenjo-daro) · Indus city

## Sources 1

- [Deciphering the Indus Script](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CWY36RM4PRY/deciphering-the-indus-script)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Inscribed steatite seals from Mohenjo-daro [Artifact ART0CWY3RB43NV5]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CWY3RB43NV5
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Key

**ART** 0CWY3RB43NV5

Kind

Object

Held by

National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi; National Museum, New Delhi; British Museum, London; and others

Dated

Mature Harappan, c. 2600 to 1900 BC

Licence

public domain in India; in the US until the end of 2026

Place

[Mohenjo-daro](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CWY3ADT2YJX/mohenjo-daro)

Part of

[Indus script](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/indus-script)

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