Consider the following statements regarding the faunal remains and animal depictions in the Indus Civilization:
1. While the unicorn and the humped bull are heavily represented on steatite seals, the depiction of the horse is completely absent from all standard Harappan seal iconography.
2. Absolute skeletal osteological remains of horse bones have been excavated from the late Harappan phase at Surkotada in Gujarat.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. Horse imagery is entirely absent from Mature Harappan seals, suggesting it held no primary administrative or socio-religious symbolic importance in core urban centers. However, excavation at Surkotada by A.K. Sharma yielded actual teeth and phalanges of Equus caballus in the uppermost layers, confirming physical contact during the late sequence.

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