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Pyxis with its lid

Pyxis with its lid

This piece is a fine example of Bactrian craftsmanship from the Hellenistic period. It forms part of the long and rich tradition of stonework and inlay that flourished in this remote region of Western Asia as early as the Early Bronze Age.

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Statuette of a Wild Sheep or a Ram

Statuette of a Wild Sheep or a Ram

This Statuette of a Wild Sheep or a Ram was carved from a thin stone pebble, which is still partially translucent, despite the current dark and worn appearance of the surface.

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Statuette of a Human-Headed Bull

Statuette of a Human-Headed Bull

This Statuette of a Human-Headed Bull represents a very popular mythological hybrid figure that was largely widespread in Near Eastern iconography (especially in glyptics) from the Sumerian period, that is the bull with a bearded human head, wearing a headgear (tiara) adorned with a single pair of horns.

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Neolithic Polished Axehead

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.

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Byzantine stone animal: double-headed

Byzantine stone animal: double-headed

Carved from two fragments of dark green stone mottled with light patches (steatite probably), these two objects represent animals with highly stylized and abstract shapes.

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Anepigraphic Scarab

Egyptian Anepigraphic Scarab

The scarab is placed on a flat, elliptical base; the bottom has no inscription. Characterized by stylized, though complete and accurate shapes, this beetle shows elegant features that indicate the details of the anatomy.

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Hemispherical Stone Seal

Hemispherical Stone Seal

Carved from a small yellowish beige pebble irregularly speckled with red, this seal is a small cylinder with a smooth and well-polished surface.

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Roman Statuette of a Reclining Man

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.

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Sumerian Circular Stone Bowl

Near Eastern-Sumerian Circular Stone Bowl

A conical bowl, with a perfectly flat circular bottom that provides a good balance to the vessel. Flat and angular lip. The mottled stone, covered with small darker inclusions, gives the surface a unique and original decoration. The vessel has an accurate, perfectly regular shape; it would have been shaped using a potter’s wheel, and hollowed out by drilling.

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Hemispherical Green Stone Bowl

Hemispherical Green Stone Bowl

Perfectly hemispherical and without lip, this bowl is supported by a small circular base in very low relief that does not provide a good balance.

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Pyxis with its lid

Statuette of a Wild Sheep or a Ram

Statuette of a Human-Headed Bull

Neolithic Polished Axehead

Byzantine stone animal: double-headed

Anepigraphic Scarab

Hemispherical Stone Seal

Roman Statuette of a Reclining Man

Sumerian Circular Stone Bowl

Hemispherical Green Stone Bowl

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