LauraTimmisPot of the Day: Harappan Ceramic Vessel – approx 3000–2000 BC
The Harappan Culture (also known as the Indus Valley Civilisation) was a sophisticated Bronze Age civilisation located along the banks of the Indus River, in an area that now covers most of Pakistan, northwestern India, and northeastern Afghanistan. Like the contemporaneous city-states of Mesopotamia and Egypt, the Harappan culture flourished thanks to the rich, fertile soils of the Indus delta.
This gorgeous pot, depicting tigers, snakes, a river, plants, and trees, dates from what is referred to as the Mature Harappan era (or the Urban Phase), which predates the Vedic civilisation by approximately 1,000 years. The Mature Era is characterised by its well-planned cities and the world’s first drainage systems. A standardised system of weights and measures was adopted during this time to support its prosperous trade network. Although it had become a powerful urban centre, the pottery of this time often featured naturalistic designs and motifs like this one, showing that the natural world was still very much revered.
Photo credit: barakat gallery
#pottery #history #archeology #harappancivilization #indusvalleycivilization #ceramics #ancienthistory
The Harappan Culture (also known as the Indus Valley Civilisation) was a sophisticated Bronze Age civilisation located along the banks of the Indus River, in an area that now covers most of Pakistan, northwestern India, and northeastern Afghanistan. Like the contemporaneous city-states of Mesopotamia and Egypt, the Harappan culture flourished thanks to the rich, fertile soils of the Indus delta.
This gorgeous pot, depicting tigers, snakes, a river, plants, and trees, dates from what is referred to as the Mature Harappan era (or the Urban Phase), which predates the Vedic civilisation by approximately 1,000 years. The Mature Era is characterised by its well-planned cities and the world’s first drainage systems. A standardised system of weights and measures was adopted during this time to support its prosperous trade network. Although it had become a powerful urban centre, the pottery of this time often featured naturalistic designs and motifs like this one, showing that the natural world was still very much revered.
Photo credit: barakat gallery
#pottery #history #archeology #harappancivilization #indusvalleycivilization #ceramics #ancienthistory
