Three Egyptian ceramic stands that may have been used as supports for vessels in the kiln during firing. Two of them with pierced vent holes.
For the shape cf. UC66583 in the Petrie Museum database. For small cones used as firing supports cf. UC47322.
Ceramic
Egypt, Late period, 712-30 BC
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Large and rare wood figure of a naturalistically carved shrew mouse with a humped back and well detailed facial features. The tail attached separately.
Covered with gesso and pigmented in black and grey. Eyes white.
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Roman beaker on a small base with flaring wall to a rounded rim. As usual with ancient glass, this item is thin-walled and light as a feather.
Glass
Syro-Roman, 1st-2nd century AD
H. 10.8 cm (4.25 in), D. 5.9 cm (2.3 in)
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Roman bronze chest handle with a panther head protruding from a central knob. The almost heraldic head is rendered with knob ears, a nicely chiselled mane and arched eyebrows which merge into the nose. The recessed face with chiselled eyes and a slit mouth below.
The preserved outstretched leg to solder the handle on a bronze vessel.
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Large barrel shaped stone bead drilled from both sides. The concentric circle decoration incised prior to glazing.
Stone
Hittite, ca. 15th-13th century BC
H. 4.2 cm (1.65 in), D. 3.9 cm (1.5 in)
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Tall black glazed vessel with the silhouette figure of a gazing woman, the hair reserved in black. Flanked by tendrils containing volutes and rows of strokes. On the neck and below the handle an ivy leaf on a stem.
For identical vases cf. items no. 213, 214 in: J.W. Hayes. Greek and Italian Black-Gloss and Related Wares in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto 1984.
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Massive bronze bracelet of elaborate ornamental shape with neatly joining ends.
Bronze was very expensive in antiquity and such ingot-shaped bracelets showed the wealth of the owner. The bracelet could be reused at any time to cast or forge other artifacts or weapons.
Bronze
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Classic period terracotta bust of a woman with a calm expression.
Applied white color for the female skin, red for the hair. The woman is wearing a v-shaped chiton.
Terracotta
Greek South Italy, late 5th century BC
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Unusual marble female head with a high, pointed crest arch, the planes of the face joining to form a nose.
Interesting early idol generally referred to as a 'star gazer' figure.
For general remarks on the Kilia-type, cf. page 182 and items 560-566 in: J. Thimme. Kunst der Kykladen. Karlsruhe 1976.
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Three adornments of tubular shape embossed at center and enhanced with small stripes. On the bottom three eyes with dangling tear shaped pendants.
These objects may have been attached to a carriage or to furniture.
Bronze
Etruscan, 7th/6th century BC
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