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Models of bullock or ox carts like this one with a curved frame probably had wooden components for attaching the wheels and for protecting and containing the load. People may have even used these carts to peddle pottery or other goods. The colored patterns on some of the wheels may indicate that the wheels were made from joined wooden planks, like some of the carts still found in parts of Pakistan. Other designs may have represented spokes. Terracotta models of yokes that would have been used to hitch animals to these carts (or to plows) have also been found at Nausharo.

Moulds for figurine heads
Most figurines were handmade, but in a few cases where intricate detail was desired, moulds were used. Here, a bull figurine has been given almost life-like detail through the use of a mould for the head.


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