White-glazed Egyptian Faience Ushabti (Dynasty 21-22)
This ushabti represents a male figure with a short false beard and a rounded wig, only painted on the front part of the statuette. From the late New Kingdom on, the iconography and the purpose of the ushabtis were standardized: from substitutes for the deceased, these figurines became slaves and served their masters in the chores of daily life.
Small Mycenaean Pear-Shaped Jar
Skillfully wheel-made vessel provided with three handles that were modeled separately and applied to the shoulder before the firing process.
This vessel with a sinuous profile and a circular, narrow base is very characteristic of Mycenaean culture: it is the reduced version of the large jars that can often be found in tombs and that would have served for the storage of the products used during funerary rituals.
Sumerian Miniature Jar
This small jar, with a decorative ridge in relief that extends the neck and modifies its proportions, is more elaborate in shape than most other contemporary stone vessels. The perfectly globular body stands on its own despite the absence of base. The lip is flat.
Near Eastern Globular Jar
Such jars are largely documented all throughout the Near Eastern world. Our example is in the shape of a drop; the regular, rounded profile of the body is only interrupted in the upper part by a sharp, thick ridge on the neck. The circular mouth is delineated by a flat, angular lip.
Roman Statuette of a Reclining Man
The man was lying on the side on a banquet couch (a kline), with an elbow and/or the torso leaning on cushions. Richly dressed, he wears a finely pleated tunic that reaches his feet and whose long sleeves are tight. The short hair entirely uncovers the face.
Hemispherical Syrian Limestone Seal with Animals
This seal was carved from a whitish limestone with darker undulated veins that give the impression of an artificial decoration, although it is perfectly natural. The object is pierced by a hole in its rounded part and would have therefore been worn on a string round the neck or wrist (necklace or bracelet).
Sumerian Marble Seal representing a Dog
This animal, which can certainly be identified as a canid is seated with its legs folded under its body, its head raised and directed towards the viewer.he perforation between the legs and the incisions made with a bouterolle indicate that this object served as a personal seal: it would have been worn suspended from the wrist, the neck or the belt, so that it was always available when needed.
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