The claim
The photo shows an Indus Valley Civilization-era Pashupati Seal featuring a Proto-Shiva motif. It dates back to 2500BCE.
Original review summary
FACTLY reports that the viral image is AI-generated, not a photograph of the Pashupati Seal found at Mohenjo-Daro. It says the viral image differs from the seal shown on the Indian Culture government website and that AI-detection tools identified the image as AI-generated.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026