What it says
The figure sits on a low throne with heels pressed together and arms stretched over the knees, the body covered in bangles. An elephant and a tiger stand on one side, a rhinoceros and a buffalo on the other, and two antelopes below the seat. A line of Indus signs runs across the top. John Marshall saw in it the Pashupati of later worship. The Indus script is not yet read, so the seal’s own words are not known.
What it proves
It is the oldest image of a seated yogi yet found, made more than four thousand years ago.
