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Wall sherd of a vessel made of red clay. The outside has been decorated with straight and wavy incised lines. Additionally, a raised band of clay is visible which has been deeply notched at regular intervals.

Title Wall sherd of a vessel made of…

Material pottery

Pressmark MAS.1

Item type vessel
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
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
Fragment of a clay vessel with an appliquŽ decoration. The appliquŽ plaque shows the head and upper body of a gandharva. Gandharvas are male nature spirits said to have superb musical skills. The one depicted here holds a garland and wears large round earrings, bracelets and a necklace. The upper body is naked, the hair in a topknot. The plaque was applied to a wheel-thrown vessel decorated with deeply incised lines.

Title Fragment of a clay vessel with an…

Pressmark MAS.49

Item type vessel
Terracotta ox-head spout.

Title Terracotta ox-head spout.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.52

Item type animal, vessel
Sherd of a clay vessel. Part of the decoration of this mould-made vessel is still visible. It consists of one half of a palmette motif.

Title Sherd of a clay vessel. Part of…

Pressmark MAS.54

Item type vessel
Spout of a clay vessel. The spout was shaped like a monkey, but only the head and part of the upper body remain. The animal was portraied in a naturalistic way, details such as the eyes and the fur were rendered by using incised lines and dots.

Title Spout of a clay vessel. The spout…

Pressmark MAS.56

Item type vessel
Fragment of clay vessel with figurative decoration. The decoration modelled in half relief shows a grotesque face with narrow slit eyes, raised eyebrows, a large, upward curled nose and a small mouth. A curled moustache was shown using incised lines.;

Title Fragment of clay vessel with figurative decoration.…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.68

Item type vessel
Wall sherd of a clay vessel. The vessel was made using a mould and is decorated with an elaborate foliage pattern. Originally made of deep red clay, it was covered with a cream-coloured slip.

Title Wall sherd of a clay vessel. The…

Pressmark MAS.94

Item type vessel
Wall sherd of a clay vessel. The vessel was made using a mould and was covered with a cream-coloured slip before being fired. It is decorated with the depiction of a bearded human face. The face is shown in full frontal view and is set within a circle of short radiating spikes and another one consisting of beads. The

Title Wall sherd of a clay vessel. The…

Pressmark MAS.103

Item type vessel
Wall sherd of a clay vessel. The vessel was made using a mould and is decorated with a floral pattern in half relief. It was covered with a white slip before being fired.

Title Wall sherd of a clay vessel. The…

Pressmark MAS.119

Item type vessel
Clay object depicting the head of a bird, probably a hoopoe. The bird is shown as having a thick and blunt beak and a crest of feathers on top of his head. Details are rendered with the help of incised and stamped lines. The beak has an aperture, which suggests that the object was either the spout of a vessel or functioned as a whistle. For a very similar and complete object see MAS.123.

Title Clay object depicting the head of a…

Pressmark MAS.124

Item type vessel
Bronze object, probably the leg of a vessel. The object has the shape of an animal's leg with a hoof. It was cast in bronze, decorated with incised lines and gilded.;

Title Bronze object, probably the leg of a…

Material bronze and gold

Pressmark MAS.160

Item type vessel
Rim-sherd of a round vessel made of bright red clay covered with a brown slip. The decoration consists of two moulded plain bands close to the rim followed by two appliquŽ palmettes.

Title Rim-sherd of a round vessel made of…

Pressmark MAS.232

Item type vessel
Body sherd of a round vessle made of reddish brown clay. Two oval ornaments have been applied. These represent a jewel and consist of a bigger stone in the centre set within a plain band and a bead border.

Title Body sherd of a round vessle made…

Pressmark MAS.233

Item type vessel
Rim-sherd of a round vessel made of dark reddish brown clay. The surface is very shiny which suggests the use of a glaze. The decoration consists of two plain moulded bands close to the rim followed by an appliquŽ palmette and a grape-cluster pendant.

Title Rim-sherd of a round vessel made of…

Pressmark MAS.234

Item type vessel
Fragment of a handle made of coarse red clay. The thick and heavy handle has an appliquŽ in the shape of an animal, probably a feline, of which part of the body, the hind legs and the tail remain. The right leg and the body are decorated with deep notches, below the tail are the remains of an appliquŽ string of beads.

Title Fragment of a handle made of coarse…

Pressmark MAS.235

Item type vessel
Fragment of a vessel made of brown, very fine clay. It is the upper part of a handle which has been attached separately to the vessel. Its top part is modelled to look like a thick leaf and curves outwards and downwards. The lip of the vessel, located behind the curved part of the handle, is thin and very flat.

Title Fragment of a vessel made of brown,…

Pressmark MAS.236

Item type vessel
Fragment of hand-made pottery vessel made of reddish brown clay. Above is a raised band which has been stamped regularly with a notched tool, below is a wavy pattern that has been drawn with a comb.

Title Fragment of hand-made pottery vessel made of…

Pressmark MAS.239

Item type vessel
Fragment of a vessel made from coarse red clay. On one side is a very worn green glaze.

Title Fragment of a vessel made from coarse…

Pressmark MAS.240

Item type vessel
Rim-sherd of a vessel. Made of grey clay with a green glaze on both sides.

Title Rim-sherd of a vessel. Made of grey…

Pressmark MAS.241

Item type vessel
Bottom sherd of a vessel made of coarse red clay. The green, all-over glaze is very worn and the original colour impossible to determine.

Title Bottom sherd of a vessel made of…

Pressmark MAS.242

Item type vessel
Rim sherd of a hand-made vessel made of coarse red clay with with a light-coloured slip on the outside. The outside has been smoothed and stamped with a rather irregular pattern of bands consisting of L-shapes, crosses and dots.

Title Rim sherd of a hand-made vessel made…

Pressmark MAS.243

Item type vessel
Fragment of a vessel made of red clay with an all-over dark blue glaze. On the outside the glaze is partly gone.

Title Fragment of a vessel made of red…

Pressmark MAS.244

Item type vessel

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