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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
1907,1111.40

Material clay

Pressmark 1907,1111.40

Item type vessel
1907,1111.174

Material clay

Pressmark 1907,1111.174

Item type figurine
Stucco Buddha.

Title Stucco Buddha.

Material clay

Pressmark 1907,1111.178

Item type figurine
Stucco relief fragment.

Title Stucco relief fragment.

Material clay

Pressmark 1907,1111.185

Item type figurine
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
Fragmentary vessel with appliquŽ decoration. Only body and foot of the vessel remain, neck, rim and the two handles are missing. The body is roughly biconical, the foot flat and splayed. The decoration of the vessel consists of appliquŽ plaques as well as incised lines, dots and concentric circles. A band of oval jewels, each set within a bead border, runs round the angle of the shoulder. Above these, a band of leaf-shaped appliquŽ plaques runs around the vessel. Underneath each stump of the two handles is an appliquŽ mask showing the face of a man with a sad expression, a broad nose, bulging eyes and pointed ears with large round earrings. The vessel seems to have been mould-made, as no pottery marks are visible.;

Title Fragmentary vessel with appliquŽ decoration. Only body…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.4

Item type vessel
Clay slab of unknown use. The object is decorated with a scene depicting the faade of a building. In the lower part, a balustrade is shown on which stands a column that supports two arched niches. Inside each niche stands a musician with an elaborate headdress, one playing a flute, the other playing a cymbal. Above the niches a fillet consisting of alternating beaded and plain bands can be seen. It is bordered by an ornament consisting of rectangular tassels alternating with small figurines of men and an elephants.;

Title Clay slab of unknown use. The object…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.5

Item type shrine
Clay head of a monkey. Details such as the nose, fur and eyes have been rendered using incised lines.;

Title Clay head of a monkey. Details such…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.6

Item type figurine
Clay figure depicting the face and hair of a woman. Her straight hair is cut into a pointed fringe and part of it falls before her ears. The rest was gathered in a top-knot and a long plait was looped up to the top of the head. The eyes and the hair were rendered in great detail using incised lines.;

Title Clay figure depicting the face and hair…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.7

Item type figurine
Terracotta camel.

Title Terracotta camel.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.8

Item type figurine
Clay plaque in the shape of a face. The smiling human face is shown with a broad nose, rounded ears and large round eyes. The hair is slightly wavy and short, the forehead marked by a central dot. The person wears large round earrings.

Title Clay plaque in the shape of a…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.11

Item type plaque, figurine
Terra-cotta appliqué mask.

Title Terra-cotta appliqué mask.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.12

Item type plaque, figurine
Clay plaque in the shape of a face. The smiling human face is shown with a broad nose, rounded ears and large round eyes. The hair is slightly wavy and short, the forehead marked by a central dot. The person wears large round earrings.

Title Clay plaque in the shape of a…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.15

Item type figurine, plaque
Terracotta monkey.

Title Terracotta monkey.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.18

Item type animal, figurine
Terracotta monkey.

Title Terracotta monkey.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.19

Item type animal, figurine
Clay head of a monkey. Details such as the nose, fur and eyes have been rendered using incised lines.;

Title Clay head of a monkey. Details such…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.23

Item type figurine
Terracotta camel.

Title Terracotta camel.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.24

Item type figurine, animal
Fragmentary clay figure of a man. Only head and face of the man remain. His hair is brushed upward from the forehead and parted in the middle and he has a moustache. Details such as the strands of hair were rendered using incised lines.

Title Fragmentary clay figure of a man. Only…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.29
Terracotta female head.

Title Terracotta female head.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.32

Item type figurine
Terracotta female head.

Title Terracotta female head.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.33

Item type figurine

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