The Priest-King sculpture from the Indus Valley Civilization wears a fillet or ribbon headband that may be a diadem, an emblem of regal power or dignity . It circles the head of the seated male figure. The fillet may be all that is left of a more elaborate hairstyle or headdress. 

The eyes are wide but narrow, apparently half-closed; there were probably inlaid pieces of shell or stone representing the pupils. The sculpture's half-open eyes have led to speculation that the figure is engaged in yogic meditation, although scholars cannot confirm that yoga and its associated rituals were practiced in that period in the same way that it is practiced today.

The Priest King's beard is short and has whiskers. The sculpture's incised lines for the beard extend into the cheeks and were left unpolished, suggesting that the sculpture was unfinished.

The Priest-King sculpture from the Indus Valley Civilization has thick lips with a shaved upper lip

The Indus Valley priest king sculpture has combed back hair practically cropped, parted in the middle,  that is secured with a fillet around the head, with two long ends hanging down behind

The amulet on the right arm was probably for good luck and protection, which signifies mortality.

The figure in this sculpture wears a garment draped over his left shoulder and tucked under his (now-broken) right arm. The surface of the garment has raised trefoil motifs and circles carved in shallow relief.Drill holes in the center of each circle indicate they were made with a specialized drill and then touched up with a chisel.

The trace of red pigment found on the shawl gives us early evidence of the use of madder, a type of natural red colorant extracted from the roots of the Indian madder plant, used by the Indus Valley dyers to produce ajrakh cloth with red patterns. However, some scholars argue that what we see on the shawl is not a patterned cloth, but evidence of early embroidery, as the trefoil forms are raised.