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One-horned young bull PLUS spoked wheel signifies कोंद kōnda ‘engraver, turner' and akṣaracaṇa 'scribe' working with eraka 'knave of wheel' rebus 'molten cast, metal infusion'

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Field Symbol 3 [ASI 1977 Concordance (Mahadevan)]
One-horned young bull hypertext/hyperimage signifies a goldsmith, lapidary: कोंद kōnda ‘young bull' कोंद kōnda ‘engraver, turner'.  कुलालादिकन्दुः f. a kiln; a potter's kiln; kō̃da कोँद 'potter's kiln'  (Kashmiri) Thus, an iron turner (in smithy/forge).Ta. kuntaṉam interspace for setting gems in a jewel; fine gold (< Te.). Ka. kundaṇa setting a precious stone in fine gold; fine gold; kundana fine gold. Tu. kundaṇa pure gold. Te. kundanamu fine gold used in very thin foils in setting precious stones; setting precious stones with fine gold. (DEDR 1725)

The text message on the inscription reads rebus: kanac 'corner' rebus: kancu 'bronze' sal 'splinter' rebus sal 'workshop' kolom 'three' rebus: kolimi 'smithy'.

See 

Itihāsa. One-horned young bull of Indus Script read rebus as fine gold lapidary. Archaeological context of Toda Munda, Sumer mudhif, Vedic house https://tinyurl.com/y7luteyr


What does the spoked wheel on the neck of the young bull on FS 3 signify?

I suggest that it has the same significance as the four spoked wheels which appear on Dholavira signboard. See: 
Dholavira signboard on अर्कशाल'goldsmith workshop' and Mehrgarh spoked copper alloy wheel proclaim akṣaracaṇa 'scribe' the metallurgical competence of artisans to engrave on metal 



The lapidary, goldsmith (signified by the young bull) is a scribe and has a goldsmith workshop: 

 https://tinyurl.com/y6fp3zkq






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