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Loom weights are used to keep the warp (vertical) threads of the warp-weighted loom pulled tight and in place during weaving. This loom weight should be dated to the Archaic or Classical period on the basis of comparison to other loom weights from…

A reproduction of the Minoan Snake Goddess statuette with hands outstretched, holding snakes, with cat on head

Three bladed iron arrowhead with a small tang and a dulled point

One wick discus lamp with greyish brown clay. Round body with concave discus, set off by two concentric grooves, and featuring Victoria. The goddess is facing forward and has clearly draped clothing, which she holds in both hands. Wings are visible…

Obverse: A woman sits surrounded by trees, with her legs to the right and her head tilted downward against her right hand, with her arm propped up by her leg. She is nude from the waist up and has a robe draped around her legs and gathered around her…

Rectangular relief depicting a nude, beardless Herakles wrestling the hind of Keryneia. The material is yellowed and textured to imitate the original marble. Herakles's left hand is grabbing the deer's mouth, his right hand is holding a horn, and his…

A red-coloured ceramic tube which is open on one end, and pointed into a cone-shaped nozzle with only a small opening on the other. The cylinder is slightly more narrow on the open end of the tube, resulting in an irregular shape. The material is…

Buff-coloured ceramic tube which is open on one end, and pointed into a cone-shaped nozzle on the other. The material is textured and the tube has ridges across the cylinder section. Faint throwing lines are visible in some places. There is a piece…

Small rounded buff object in the shape of a scarab beetle. The top is incised with shell and head details, and the bottom is flat with incised hieroglyphs; the incisions are coloured reddish-brown. There is a hole lengthwise, from the head to the…

Small, rounded, buff object in the shape of a scarab beetle. The top is incised with shell and head details, and he bottom is flat with incised hieroglyphs; all incisions are coloured reddish-brown. There is a hole lengthwise from the head to the…

Small, roughly oval, buff object in the shape of a scarab beetle. The top is incised with shell and head details, and the bottom is flat with incised hieroglyphs; all incisions are coloured reddish-brown. There is a hole lengthwise from the head to…

Small rounded buff object in the shape of a scarab beetle. The top is incised with shell and head details, and the bottom is flat with incised hieroglyphs; the incisions are coloured reddish-brown. There is a hole lengthwise, from the head to the…

This object represents a scarab beetle, with incised details marking out the shell and head. The legs protrude and are tucked along the main body. The bottom of the scarab features a cartouche, framed on the left and right by long geometric columns,…

Fragment of a small bowl with relief designs depicting birds (likely ducks) and papyrus reeds. The bowl has a small flat base and a rim with a raised lip, although most of it has broken away. There is two pierced holes just below the rim. The inside…

A hollow figurine depicting a siren, with a woman's head and a bird’s body. The bird's body is facing to the right while the featureless face is facing forward, with a decorative element, possibly a crown, protruding from the top of the head in a…

Miniature vessel made of light reddish brown clay with a round body, long thin neck, and a defined protruding lip. There are areas of black (possibly glaze) on the neck. Throwing lines are visible all along the body.

Miniature vessel made of light beige clay with a round body, long thin neck, and a defined protruding lip. The vessel is broken into two pieces at the neck. Throwing lines are visible all along the body.

Miniature vessel made of light beige clay with a handle on one side connecting from the lip of the spout to the widening of the body just below the neck. The body is long and oblong, with a flat base. Light throwing lines are visible on the body.

An elongated oval shape formed from red terracotta, with vertical lug handle on one end, and a wide nozzle on the other. The decorated rim has concentric, geometric designs, and the discus motif features a male lion facing right. Two filling holes…

Gnathian oinochoe with trefoil mouth. Inconsistent colouration and imperfect decoration as a result of misfiring. The original scheme of decoration is visible in silhouette form: it includes a painted ogive pattern at the neck, below which is a key…

Two wood tablets, joined by a string, with a wax writing surface and a metal stylus

Bronze arrowhead with a triangular blade and long shaft.

A bilobate bronze arrowhead. Leaf shaped tip.

Terracotta tablet with cuneiform impressed on both sides. Inscription has not been translated.

Terracotta frog lamp; unpierced pointed lug handle; large central filling-hole; one nozzle. Evidence of usage; was possibly glazed. Marks within the lamp indicate that it was likely mold-made, and that the top and bottom components were joined…