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Small bag made grey silk.

Title Small bag made grey silk.

Pressmark MAS.773

Item type bag
Wooden spatula with a slim blade and a long and thin handle.

Title Wooden spatula with a slim blade and…

Pressmark MAS.774
Rectangular seal-case made of carved wood. The centre is hollowed out and three grooves have been sawn into two opposite sides. These were meant to hold the strings which keept the seal in place.

Title Rectangular seal-case made of carved wood. The…

Pressmark MAS.775
Fragment of a broom made of split cane and string. For a full description of the method of construction see Curatorial Comment below.

Title Fragment of a broom made of split…

Pressmark MAS.776
Bowl. This is possibly a fragmented handle of an ear cup, which was made of lacquered wood.

Title Bowl. This is possibly a fragmented handle…

Pressmark MAS.779

Item type bowl
Turned wooden bowl with a moulding forming a foot. When found, the bowl contained coins (Stein 1921a, 779).

Title Turned wooden bowl with a moulding forming…

Pressmark MAS.781

Item type bowl
Square seal case made of carved wood. The centre is hollowed out, and a hole has been drilled into two sides opposite each other. In the other two sides, three grooves have been sawn. These were meant to hold the strings which keept the seal in place.;

Title Square seal case made of carved wood.…

Material wood

Pressmark MAS.782
A sandal made of hemp with a pointed front bending upward slightly. The sole was made with the method of weft twining, breaking at the front. This shoe is similar to the sandals of ancient Greeks and Romans with an instep consisting of several hemp threads, 3.5-6.5cm long.;___________________________________________3.5-6.5cm____________________________

Title A sandal made of hemp with a…

Pressmark MAS.784
Arrowhead with a triangular body, notchless and stemmed. Made of bronze.

Title Arrowhead with a triangular body, notchless and…

Pressmark MAS.785

Item type arrow
Seal-impression made of clay.

Title Seal-impression made of clay.

Pressmark MAS.786
Hoe made of wood.

Title Hoe made of wood.

Pressmark MAS.787
Hoe made of iron.

Title Hoe made of iron.

Pressmark MAS.789
Iron spade or mattock-blade.

Title Iron spade or mattock-blade.

Material iron

Pressmark MAS.790
Square seal case made of wood. The centre is hollowed and holes have been drilled into the sides.

Title Square seal case made of wood. The…

Pressmark MAS.792
Fragment of a wooden spatula with a large and round blade end. The handle is broken.

Title Fragment of a wooden spatula with a…

Pressmark MAS.794
Arrowhead, stemmed, with a triangular body and notched corners. Made of bronze.

Title Arrowhead, stemmed, with a triangular body and…

Pressmark MAS.795

Item type arrow
Game trap.

Title Game trap.

Material wood

Pressmark MAS.796
Fragment of an ear cup made a of lacquered wood. Part of the wall of the originally elliptical vessel remains. The inside is painted using red, the outside using black lacquer. The vessel seems seems not to have been decorated.

Title Fragment of an ear cup made a…

Pressmark MAS.797

Item type bowl
Rectangular seal case made of carved wood. The centre has been sawn out in a square.

Title Rectangular seal case made of carved wood.…

Pressmark MAS.798
Small wooden comb with a strongly arched top. Some of the teeth have broken off and the comb is broken in two halves.

Title Small wooden comb with a strongly arched…

Pressmark MAS.799

Item type comb
Fragment of an ear cup made a of lacquered wood. This is one of two handles the vessel originally had. The surface is very worn and much of the decoration in black and red has flaked off.

Title Fragment of an ear cup made a…

Pressmark MAS.800

Item type bowl
Wooden object, possibly an arrowhead (?) with part of the shaft remaining. The object was carved from one single piece of wood.

Title Wooden object, possibly an arrowhead (?) with…

Pressmark MAS.802

Item type arrow
Fragment of an arrow shaft. The object was made of reed and decorated with lacquer. Part of the feather fletching still remains.

Title Fragment of an arrow shaft. The object…

Pressmark MAS.804.a

Item type arrow
Fragment of an arrow shaft. The object was made of reed, both ends are frayed.

Title Fragment of an arrow shaft. The object…

Pressmark MAS.804.b

Item type arrow

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