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Red Figure kantharos with volute handles. On each side a generic composition associated with the cult of Dionysus (Bacchus). One side depicts a satyr approaching an altar, holding an offering dish in his left hand and a torch in his right hand. A…

Obverse legend: [A](ulus) [Vitellius] GERM(anicus) IMP(erator) AVG(ustus) TR(ibunicia) [P](otestate), translation: A. Vitellius Germanicus, Imperator, Augustus with tribunician power; laureate head of Vitellius, facing right. Reverse legend:…

Obverse legend (retrograde): T(itus) CEASAR IMP(erator) VESPASIANVS, translation: Titus Caesar Imperator Vespanian; laureate head of Titus facing right. Reverse legend: CO(n)S(ul) VI, translation: Consul for the sixth time; two oxen, yoked facing…

Obverse legend: DIVVS AVGVSTVS PATER, translation: Divine Augustus Father; radiate head of Augustus facing left. Reverse legend: SC (=Senatus Consulto), translation: By decree of the Senate; eagle with half spread wings facing right perched on a…

Obverse legend: D(ominus) N(oster) VALENTINIANVS P(ius) F(elix) AVG(ustus), translation: Our Lord Valentinian the Dutiful and Lucky Augustus; pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed, and crested helmeted bust of Valentinian II facing right, holding a spear…

Obverse legend: IMP(erator) C(aesar) AVRELIANVS AVG(ustus), translation: Imperator Caesar Aurelian Augustus; radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian facing right. Reverse legend: PROVIDEN(tia) DEOR(um), translation: Foresight of the gods; Fides,…

Obverse legend: DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG(ustus), translation: Our Lord Theodosius the Dutiful and Fortunate Augustus; rosette diademed and cuirassed bust of Theodosius I facing right. Reverse legend: REPARATIO REIPVB(licae), translation: The Restoration…

Small, dark-coloured vessel formed in the shape of the god Bes. Bes makes up the main body of the vessel, which extends above his head into a short neck with rimmed lip. The figure has a round stomach, and is squatting with his hands resting on his…

Lantern in the shape of a house or a shrine, with a square base and a pyramidal roof. The structure is hollow, and one side remains open to create space for a small lamp to sit within it. The sides and roof have been decorated with triangular…

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…

Small, rounded, light brown 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 slightly darker. 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,…

Statuette of the Egyptian Pschent (double crown). The form widens upwards from a round base, and is tallest at the back, representing the white crown. Inset about 5 cm from the bottom, the shape narrows into a sphere with a round protrusion at the…

Shallow bowl with a pinch on one side to form a nozzle. The material is thick and has visible inclusions/temper. A portion of the wick remains intact, tucked into the fold, and there is a slight light line along the inside of the bowl which may be…

Pale greenish figurine that resembles the Pharaonic sarcophagi. Indications of a crook across the chest, a flail Traces of black delineations of a crook and flail, as well as a false beard, all symbols associated with pharaohs.

Hollow, bell-shaped terracotta object. Flares out at bottom, with a rounded body and a narrower top. The top features incised eyes to either side of a beak, and lappets with incised decorations (the flaps of cloth that hung down over the shoulders as…

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…

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…

Rectangular ossuary lid featuring a sculpted reclining figure, holding a drinking vessel with a base in the shape of a ram's head. The figure, possibly a man, has their left arm propped on pillows and a wreath or necklace around their neck.

Small pomegranate fruit sculpted form terracotta clay. The shape is round with irregularities, and tapers into a point on one end, and is shaped into a wide blossom (calyx) on the other end.

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…

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…