History & Civics
Study the picture of the seal and answer the question that follow:
(a) Identify the seal in the given picture. Why were the seals used?
(b) Of what material were these seals made? Name any four animals whose pictures were inscribed on the seals.
(c) What do the seals reveal about the Harappans?
Answer
(a) The seal in the given picture is seal of Pashupati.
The seals were used by the traders to stamp their goods. After a pack with goods was tied, the knot was covered with wet clay and the seal was pressed on it.
(b) The seals were made of terracotta, steatite and agate, etc.
The four animals whose pictures were inscribed on the seals are Elephant, Tiger, Buffalo and Rhinoceros.
(c) The seals of Harappans reveal their artistic skills, their mythological and religious inclination and their script etc. The use of seals also depict their efficient and organised trade system that had spread over a vast area.
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