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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 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.

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. 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 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
Fragmentary clay figurine of a monkey. Only the head remains. Details such as the eyes and the fur were rendered using incised lines. The object was covered with a white slip before being fired.;

Title Fragmentary clay figurine of a monkey. Only…

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.22

Item type 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
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 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
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.32

Item type figurine
Terracotta female head.

Title Terracotta female head.

Material clay

Pressmark MAS.33

Item type figurine
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

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