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The Priest-King, in Pakistan often King-Priest, [1] is a small male figure sculpted in steatite found during the excavation of the ruined Bronze Age city of Mohenjo-daro in Sindh, Pakistan, in 1925–26.
Dec 6, 2023 · Mohenjo-daro was an important prehistoric city from the Indus Valley civilization (sometimes referred to as the Harappan Civilization), known for its well-planned cities, large-scale architecture, and one of the earliest urban sanitation systems in the world.
Mohenjo-daro was an important prehistoric city from the Indus Valley civilization (sometimes referred to as the Harappan Civilization), known for its well-planned cities, large-scale architecture, and one of the earliest urban sanitation systems in the world.
Mohenjo-daro. Jonathan Mark Kenoyer. 41 of 90. Seated male sculpture, or "Priest King" from Mohenjo-daro (41, 42, 43). Fillet or ribbon headband with circular inlay ornament on the forehead and similar but smaller ornament on the right upper arm.
Sep 11, 2023 · Bearded Man (Priest Man, Priest-King) Found in Mohenjo-Daro. Bearded man’s figure made of Steatite. The figure interpreted as a priest and is draped in a shawl coming under the right arm and covering the left shoulder. The shawl is decorated with trefoil pattern. The eyes are elongated and half closed as in a meditative concentration.
Sep 29, 2023 · A white, low-fired steatite bust depicting a bearded man, the Priest-King, as it is commonly known, was excavated at the Indus Valley Civilisation site of Mohenjo-daro in the present-day Sindh province of Pakistan.
At its height, the Indus Civilization spanned much of what is now Pakistan and North India, extending westwards to the Iranian border, south to Gujarat in India and northwards to an outpost in Bactria, with major urban centers at Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, Lothal, Kalibangan, Dholavira and Rakhigarhi.
