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wall-painting;plaque

Title wall-painting;plaque

Material clay

Pressmark 1907,1111.56

Item type shrine, plaque
Stucco relief fragment.

Title Stucco relief fragment.

Material clay

Pressmark 1907,1111.185

Item type figurine
Funerary text

Title Funerary text

Material clay

Pressmark 1928,1022.199
One of a pair of seated fantastic beasts

Title One of a pair of seated fantastic…

Material clay

Pressmark DH-1

Item type sculpture
One of a pair of seated fantastic beasts

Title One of a pair of seated fantastic…

Material clay

Pressmark DH-2

Item type sculpture
EO 1116

Material clay

Pressmark EO 1116

Item type sculpture
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 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
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 incised line. The person wears large round earrings.

Title Clay plaque in the shape of a…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.10

Item type figurine, plaque
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. The plaque was most likely used as an appliquŽ for a vessel.;

Title Clay plaque in the shape of a…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.13

Item type plaque, figurine
Clay plaque showing the face of a man. He has short hair, a moustache and a concentric circle on his forehead. Details such as eyebrows, moustache and the strands of hair were rendered using incised lines. The object was most likely used as an appliquŽ, for instance for a vessel.;

Title Clay plaque showing the face of a…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.26

Item type figurine
Clay plaque showing the face of a man.

Title Clay plaque showing the face of a…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.27

Item type plaque, figurine
Clay plaque showing the face of a man. He has a moustache, a beard and a bald forehead, hair remaining only on the sides of his head. His nose is very broad, his eyebrows and eyes thick and bulging. The object was made using a mould, but additional details such as eyebrows, moustache and the strands of hair were rendered using incised lines. The concave shape of object suggests that it was used as an appliquŽ, for instance for a vessel.;

Title Clay plaque showing the face of a…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.28

Item type figurine
Fragmentary clay figure showing the head of a woman. Her hair is brushed upward from the forehead and parted in the middle. Her eyes are half-closed and the cheekbones are marked by small incised dots. For an almost identical object see MAS.31.;

Title Fragmentary clay figure showing the head of…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.30

Item type plaque
Terracotta female head.

Title Terracotta female head.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.34

Item type figurine
Round clay plaque depicting a smiling face with a broad nose and bulging eyes, cheeks and forehead. The plaque is fragmentary and only a small part of the hair and the beard can still be seen. The plaque was most likely used as an appliquŽ for a vessel.;

Title Round clay plaque depicting a smiling face…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.37

Item type plaque, figurine
Fragment of a round clay plaque depicting a lion's face. The animal is shown in full frontal view with its head surrounded by a very stylised curled mane. Eyes, cheeks and forehead are bulging, giving the lion an evil expression. The fact that the plaque is flat on the reverse side suggests that it was applied to another object, probably a vessel.;

Title Fragment of a round clay plaque depicting…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.38

Item type plaque
Round clay figure depicting a lion's face. The animal is shown in full frontal view with a moustache and its head surrounded by the mane. The representation is very stylised. The fact that the figure is flat on the reverse side suggests that it was applied to another object, probably a vessel.;

Title Round clay figure depicting a lion's face.…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.39

Item type plaque
Fragmentary clay figure depicting a lion's face. The animal is shown in full frontal view with the bulging eyes, cheeks and forehead giving it an evil expression. The plaque was probably applied to another object, probably a vessel.;

Title Fragmentary clay figure depicting a lion's face.…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.40

Item type plaque, figurine
Fragmentary clay figure depicting a lion's face. The animal is shown in full frontal view with its head surrounded by the mane. Eyes, cheeks and forehead are bulging, giving the lion an evil expression. The fact that the plaque is flat on the reverse side suggests that it was applied to another object, probably a vessel.;

Title Fragmentary clay figure depicting a lion's face.…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.41

Item type figurine, plaque
Miniature clay amphora. The object was moulded in clay and decorated with incised lines and dots on the shoulder before being fired.;

Title Miniature clay amphora. The object was moulded…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.43

Item type vessel
Terracotta camel head.

Title Terracotta camel head.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.44

Item type animal, figurine, plaque
Fragmentary clay figurine of a bird. The animal sits on a stand but is shown with spread wings as if flying. Parts of the beak and the crest are missing. Details such as the feathers were rendered using incised lines.;

Title Fragmentary clay figurine of a bird. The…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.46

Item type animal, figurine

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