Harappan Religious Motifs: Figurines, Pashupati Iconography and Animal Symbols (c. 2600–1900 BCE)

1. Mature Harappan religious iconography flourishes

   Jan 1, 2600 BCELabels: Harappan seals, Terracotta figurines

   • Brit Museum
   • Chennai Museum

2. Square stamp seals standardize animal symbols

   Jan 1, 2600 BCELabels: Square seals, Indus script

   • Brit Museum
   • Brit Museum

3. Unicorn motif becomes the most common seal image

   Jan 1, 2500 BCELabels: Unicorn motif, Mohenjo-daro

   • Brit Museum
   • Harappa com

4. Terracotta “mother goddess” figurines circulate domestically

   Jan 1, 2500 BCELabels: Mother goddess, Terracotta figurines

   • Brit Museum
   • Chennai Museum

5. Pashupati (“horned yogi”) seal enters the record

   Jan 1, 2500 BCELabels: Pashupati seal, Horned yogi

   • Nat Museum
   • Nat Museum

6. Animal triads and “lord of beasts” imagery recur

   Jan 1, 2500 BCELabels: Master of, Animal triads

   • Nat Museum
   • Master Animals

7. Indus animal seals spread through long-distance trade

   Jan 1, 2400 BCELabels: Indus seals, Long-distance trade

   • Brit Museum
   • Indo Mesop

8. Meluhha named in Mesopotamian trade contexts

   Jan 1, 2250 BCELabels: Meluhha, Mesopotamian texts

   • Indo Mesop
   • Carnelian

9. Metal figurative art complements terracotta traditions

   Jan 1, 2100 BCELabels: Dancing Girl, Bronze art

   • Smarthistory
   • Nat Museum

10. Late Harappan levels yield iconic “Priest-King” image

    Jan 1, 2000 BCELabels: Priest-King, Steatite sculpture

    • Harappa com
    • Priest King

11. Harappan stamp-seal tradition wanes with urban decline

    Jan 1, 1900 BCELabels: Stamp-seal decline, Urban decline

    • Brit Museum
    • Chennai Museum

12. Pashupati interpretation persists in modern curation

    Jan 1, 1900 BCELabels: Pashupati interpretation, Museum curation

    • Nat Museum
    • Nat Museum