CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
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Stealite
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Faience
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Terracotta
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Bronze
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most of the seals were made of steatite, which is a kind of soft stone. A few of them were also made of terracotta, gold, agate, chert, ivory and faience. The standard Harappan seal was square in shape with a 2X2 dimension. It is believed that the seals were used for commercial purposes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Harappan seals, mostly made of steatite, generally bear an inscription of several characters of the still unread Indus Valley script.
Detailed explanation-3: -Steatite ‒ a rock composed primarily of the mineral talc ‒ was undoubtedly a material of tremendous importance to the Harappans of the Indus Civilization (ca. 2600‐1900 BC).
Detailed explanation-4: -Steatite (from South Rajasthan and North Gujarat) and metal (from Rajasthan). Khetri region of Rajasthan (for copper) and. South India (for gold).
Detailed explanation-5: -Steatite (soapstone) objects have been discovered at almost every excavated Harappan (2600-1900 BC) site and were also primary elements used to make seals.