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Detailed explanation-1: -More than 2000 variety of such seals have been found in various Harappan sites. They were made of different materials and bore different designs of animals, birds and human figures like our stamps do now.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Harappan seal (Fig. 1.1) is possibly the most distinctive artefact of the Harappan or Indus valley civilisation. Made of a stone called steatite, seals like this one often contain animal motifs and signs from a script that remains undeciphered.

Detailed explanation-3: -The seals. These small objects have been beautifully carved out of stone and then fired to make them more durable. Over 3, 500 seals have been found so far. The most typical Indus seal is square, with a set of symbols along the top, an animal in the centre, and one or more symbols at the bottom.

Detailed explanation-4: -While most of the seals are square, it was found that triangular, rectangular and circular seals were also being used. Steatite, a soft stone found in the river beds, was although the most common material used to make seals, yet agate, chert, copper, faience and terracotta seals have also been found.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni CIE (16 December 1879 – 7 March 1939) was an Indian archaeologist who supervised the excavation of the Indus valley site at Harappa in 1920 to 1921 But the first report of Harappan excavations came out in 1921, 29 March by John Marshall.