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

Reproduction of a Cycladic figurine on a granite-like base. The sculpture is milky-white in colour and features a highly stylized depiction of the human form. Figure appears with arms crossed over chest, a long neck, and an oval-like head. The…

Reproduction of female Cycladic figurine on wooden base. The sculpture is milky-white in colour and features a highly stylized depiction of the human form. The figure is depicted standing upright with a large, ovular face with a prominent nose, small…

A small clay cylinder with a hollow middle for attachment to a necklace or bracelet. Engraved with a design along the surface for the purposes of rolling onto fresh clay in order to create a seal. Light blue in colour, with a deeper blue present in…

A small clay cylinder with a hollow middle for attachment to a necklace or bracelet. Engraved with a design along the surface for the purposes of rolling onto fresh clay in order to create a seal. Slightly greenish-beige in colour.

A small clay cylinder with a hollow middle for attachment to a necklace or bracelet. Engraved with a design along the surface for the purposes of rolling onto fresh clay in order to create a seal. Black in colour with brown spots due to wear.

Two rectangular lead panels with moulded designs incorporating vine tendrils, grapes, and kantharoi; bordered with a rope pattern. The panels are mounted on an acrylic base with the smaller one above the longer one. The back of the pannels are flat…

Dragendorf Form 18/31
Ceramic material with red gloss (terra sigillata)
Dish has warped lip - a second (?)
Originally sold as stampd by luventius
Illegible stamp
Foot Interior Has Sticker reads "CANTERBURY" VAUXHALL March 15, 1871 (Auction house)

Rectangular papyrus from Roman Egypt with Greek script, written in the 13th year of Trajan (109-110 CE). Contains 37-38 lines of text written in Greek. Document is probably an application for a lease.

A small statuette of a female. She is wearing an archaic dress and holding an unknown object possibly with both hands. The back of the statuette is flat and plain.

Obverse legend: CONSTANTIUS NOB(ilissimus) CAES(ar), translation: Most Noble Caesar Constantius; laureate bust of Constantius Chlorus facing right. Reverse legend: SACRA MON(eta) VRB(is) AVGG(=Augustorum) ET CAESS(=Caesarum) NN(=Nostrorum),…

Obverse legend: D(ominus)N(oster) IVSTINI-ANVS P(er)P(etuus) AVG(ustus), translation: Our Lord Justinian, Perpetual Augustus; helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing front, holding globus cruciger in right hand and shield in left, crosses…

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…

This funerary stele depicts a female figure supporting a small child, possibly a girl, on a draped bed. The child is toward the middle of the image, sitting on or beside the woman. The bed has two supporting legs which are visible, which have…

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.

Light-coloured glass bottle with an inverted triangular body, a long, cylindrical neck, and the rim folded outwards. Surface is textured and iridescent, displaying many colours including gold, green, blue, and purple.

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…

A small terracotta bust of the Greek god Helios. His left shoulder and pectoral is missing, and his right shoulder is cut off at the armpit. Helios features his characteristic rays of light behind his head, represented by six channels carved into the…

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…

Small dagger with bronze handle, iron blade, and a decorated guard.

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

Iron shortsword. Seems to be made entirely of iron, both blade and handle. Small V-shaped cross guard. Butt of the handle is roughly oval shaped and extends further out than the handle.

Spearhead shaft has a hollow end for securing the weapon to a handle. Metal composition only apparent by a small amount of iron oxidation.