Great Bath

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The Great Bath is a large, ancient public water tank at Mohenjo-daro, considered one of the earliest known examples of ritual bathing architecture in the Indus Valley Civilization.

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Label Occurrences
Great Bath canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indus Valley Civilization structure
archaeological site
ritual bath
water tank
approximateDepth 2.4 meters
approximateLength 12 meters
approximateWidth 7 meters
cityTypeContext planned urban center
civilization Indus Valley
surface form: Indus Valley Civilization
culture Harappa
surface form: Harappan culture
currentCondition partially preserved ruins
discoveredBy John Marshall
discoveryYear 1920s
drainageLeadsTo nearby drain or well
estimatedDate 3rd millennium BCE
c. 2600–1900 BCE
governedBy Department of Archaeology, Pakistan
surface form: Department of Archaeology and Museums, Pakistan
hasFeature adjacent rooms
drainage system
flight of steps on two sides
parapet or ledge around the tank
surrounding colonnade
waterproof floor
waterproof walls
hasStairsOn north side
south side
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Mohenjo-daro
interpretation likely used for religious or ritual purification
locatedIn Indus Valley
Mohenjo-daro
Pakistan
Sindh
material baked brick
bitumen
gypsum mortar
partOf Mohenjo-daro
surface form: Mohenjo-daro archaeological site
period Bronze Age
shape rectangular
significance evidence of advanced urban planning in Indus Valley Civilization
one of the earliest known public water tanks
one of the earliest known ritual bathing structures
surroundedBy rooms possibly used as changing rooms
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1980
usedFor ceremonial purposes
ritual bathing
water storage
waterproofingMethod bitumen layer between bricks

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Subject: Great Bath
Description of subject: The Great Bath is a large, ancient public water tank at Mohenjo-daro, considered one of the earliest known examples of ritual bathing architecture in the Indus Valley Civilization.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mohenjo-daro knownFor Great Bath
Sacred Spring feeds Great Bath