Excavations at Mohenjo Daro, Pakistan

The Pottery, with an Account of the Pottery from the 195 Excavations of Sir Mortimer Wheeler

By (author) George Dales By (author) Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

Book cover: Excavations at Mohenjo Daro, Pakistan

Extent: 607 pages

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum

Subjects: Art & Art History, Asian/Pacific Studies & Religions

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(January 1986)

ISBN: 9780934718523

8.46 x 10.98 inches

Price: $160.00

In stock

This book details the pottery of Mohenjo-daro, a major urban center of the Indus Valley civilization. It explores Harappan ceramic technology and style, offering a unique approach to vessel form analysis and terminology. Leslie Alcock provides an account of the pottery from the 1950 excavations by Sir Mortimer Wheeler.


The pottery of Mohenjo-dara, one of the two major urban centers of the Indus Valley civilization (2500-2000 B.C.) is described and documented. The authors survey Harappan ceramic technology and style, and develop an important and unique approach to vessel form analysis and terminology. Included is Leslie Alcock’s account of the pottery from the 1950 excavations by Sir Mortimer Wheeler.

  • By (author) George Dales
  • By (author) Jonathan Mark Kenoyer