This amulet, pointed at its end, was modeled in the shape of a stylized papyrus stem. The suspension hole is located in the small semicircular tenon that surmounts the object.
In the large production of Islamic pottery, ewers are an attested form, although rare and never really exploited by ceramists.
This solid bronze ring is composed of an almost circular loop and an elliptical cabochon. It is decorated with an incised figure that can be easily identified by his attributes as the god Hermes, associated with Mercury (Mercurius) by the Romans.
This brooch was modeled in a thin, but strong bronze plaque. It represents a horse with a stylized and simple, though clear outline.
This brooch was modeled in a thin, but strong bronze plaque. It represents a horse with a stylized and simple, though clear outline.
This vessel was carved from a thin and tall fragment of alabaster, finely furrowed with undulated, almost horizontal veins that randomly decorate the surface.
This vessel is remarkable both for its artistic and technical quality, regarding especially the symmetry and the balance which are almost perfect.
A beautiful Epichysis with a squat belly and a high, slender neck ending in a long beaked spout. This particular shape is referred to as an “epichysis”, and recalls an oinochoi with a low body reminiscent of a pyxis (box).
The Seal in the Shape of a Lion’s Head, modeled in the shape of a stylized leonine protome, was carved from a cream-colored limestone veined with red.
Carved from a small limestone monolith, this statuette is certainly one of the first three-dimensional images of elephant in Near Eastern art; moreover, these large mammals were rarely represented in the rich animal iconography of this prominent culture.
This brooch was modeled from a thin but resistant bronze plate, which shows a central, cross-shaped openwork pattern: it is decorated with a symmetrical, abstract motif composed of four circles alternating with lanceolate leaves.
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