The Harappan seals were made of a stone called ________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Steatite
The Harappan seal is perhaps the most distinctive artefact of the Harappan civilisation. It was made of a stone called steatite. Seals like this often carry animal motifs and signs of a script that is still undeciphered.
A motif is a design carved on the seal, such as an animal, not the material it was made of.
NCERT (2025-26): “The Harappan Civilisation The Harappan seal (Fig.1.1) is possibly the most distinctive artefact of the Harappan or Indus valley civilisation. Made of a stone called steatite, seals like this one often contain animal motifs and signs from a script that remains undeciphered. Yet we know a great deal about the lives of the people who lived in the region from what they left behind – their houses, pots, ornaments, tools and seals – in other words, from archaeological evidence.…”
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