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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Bath canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indus Valley Civilization structure
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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
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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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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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)
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