Pyxis with Bird-Shaped Lid
The body, which has a flat, circular base but does not ensure the vessel is well balanced, is hemispherical in shape: it has been carved with great precision. The lid, with its domed profile, depicts the body of a bird in a simple, stylised manner: it features a central, triangular knob and a small side handle, which correspond respectively to the bird’s head and tail.
Neolithic Polished Axehead
The axe was carved from a long, slender flake of stone, of a uniform, almost black colour. Its shape resembles that of a teardrop, with one end being thinner and almost pointed, whilst the other (which forms the cutting edge) has a distinctly arched profile, but appears never to have been sharpened.
Statuette of two seated young bulls
This small, beautiful object is composed of two elements: a parallelepiped that serves as a base for two statuettes of young bulls, whose bodies are merged together and placed head to toe. The animals are seated on the floor, their legs folded under their bodies. In spite of the stylization of the figurines, partly related to their miniature size, the artist skillfully rendered the proportions, the position and anatomy of the bulls. The delicate expression of their muzzle and their somewhat thick appearance certainly tend to imitate the naivety and clumsiness of a young animal.
Bowl lamp with a high foot
Turned lamp in the shape of a bowl with a pinched nozzle, provided with a tiny round central dish for the lower wick and with a ribbon handle connecting the back of the shoulder to the rim of the central dish.
Our lamp is probably a Near Eastern production dated between the 13th and the 14th century A.D.
Black-Figure Lekythos
This lekythos has a rather stocky, rounded shape. It has a handle that forms a loop above the shoulder. The rim is flared and the neck is cylindrical and elongated. The base is circular and hollow.
Near Eastern Faience Flask
A vase with a distinctive appearance, as its circular body consists of two domed halves, yet its profile is almost flat: the boundary between the two halves is highlighted by a ridge.
Iapygian Spherical Jug
The shape and style allow this vessel – a known but relatively rare type – to be dated to the early phase of Daunian pottery development, characterised by high-quality pieces and predominantly geometric decoration: the presence of sculptural elements, such as the animal head on this jug, is well documented.
Iapygian Thymiaterion
The thymiaterion was a funeral vessel, very rare in the repertoire of Daunian pottery, which was generally used to make offerings and to burn scented substances.
Daunian Askos with a Linear Decoration
The word askos originally designates the skin of an animal that was sewn and turned into a skin intended to carry liquids, especially wine or water. This example, whose spherical shape with a large vertical neck recalls a wineskin, is a typical production of Daunian ceramists
Large Chalice with Geometrical Decoration
This vessel, the size of which makes it one of the largest examples currently known, attracts the eye of the modern viewer with its formal and decorative simplicity. It belongs to a group of well-attested ceramics in the so-called Chalcolithic period (the period that precedes the widespread use of metals, particularly copper and, later, bronze), on the sites of modern-day northern Iran.
Phrygian Bronze Cup
This bronze cast vessel was polished, while the handles and decorations were hammered and/or decorated in repoussé.
Islamic Bowl with Abstract Decoration
A light beige-gray ceramic bowl, covered with a white slip; the decoration is painted in black under a beautiful turquoise glaze, thicker on the bottom where it partially dripped. This manufacturing technique, known as metal luster technique, is among the most important contributions of Islamic craftsmen to the development of ceramics.
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