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1880.3512

Material terracotta

Pressmark 1880.3512

Item type vessel
1907,1111.28

Material bronze

Pressmark 1907,1111.28

Item type seal
Terracotta monkey playing rabāb.

Title Terracotta monkey playing rabāb.

Material clay

Pressmark 1907,1111.30

Item type animal
1907,1111.37

Material clay

Pressmark 1907,1111.37

Item type vessel
Terracotta monkey.

Title Terracotta monkey.

Material clay

Pressmark 1907,1111.38

Item type animal
Terracotta vessel.

Title Terracotta vessel.

Material clay

Pressmark 1907,1111.39

Item type vessel
vessel

Title vessel

Material ivory

Pressmark 1907,1111.51

Item type figurine, vessel
sculpture

Title sculpture

Material ivory

Pressmark 1907,1111.52

Item type figurine, sculpture
Upper portion of Guitar (Rabāb).

Title Upper portion of Guitar (Rabāb).

Pressmark 1907,1111.90

Item type musical instrument
Wooden pen or style of tamarisk.

Title Wooden pen or style of tamarisk.

Pressmark 1907,1111.94

Item type stylus
bracket;architecture;__;__

Title bracket;architecture;__;__

Pressmark 1907,1111.96
Wooden weaving comb.

Title Wooden weaving comb.

Pressmark 1907,1111.97
Bone die.

Title Bone die.

Pressmark 1907,1111.144

Item type die
bracket;architecture;__;__

Title bracket;architecture;__;__

Pressmark 1928,1022.11
Wooden buckle.

Title Wooden buckle.

Pressmark 1928,1022.20

Item type buckle
ear cup

Title ear cup

Pressmark 1928,1022.27
ear cup

Title ear cup

Pressmark 1928,1022.28
spatula

Title spatula

Pressmark 1928,1022.29
spatula

Title spatula

Pressmark 1928,1022.30
spatula

Title spatula

Pressmark 1928,1022.31
arrow

Title arrow

Pressmark 1928,1022.33

Item type arrow
seal

Title seal

Pressmark 1928,1022.36

Item type seal
Fragmentary clay figure of a woman. Only head and upper body remain. The woman is shown with long hair falling to her shoulders which is cut into a straight fringe. Her upper body is bare except for the two necklaces she is wearing. A hole through the mouth shows that the figure might have been a vessel, for instance an oil dripper. The figure was mould-made using red clay and covered with a white slip before being fired. Details such the eyes and the strands of here were rendered using incised lines.;

Title Fragmentary clay figure of a woman. Only…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.2

Item type figurine
Clay figure of a kneeling woman holding a child in her arms. She wears a jacket with wide sleeves and a pleated skirt. Part of her hair is in a topknot held by a bead circlet, the other part is in a ponytail which is looped up to the top of the head and held by two bows. Her eyes are very prominent and the pupils as well as the nostrils and the corners of the mouth are marked by small holes. Other details such as the trimming of the jacket are emphasised by using incised lines. The swaddled infant wears a cap. Traces of red paint are still visible.

Title Clay figure of a kneeling woman holding…

Pressmark MAS.3

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