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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…

Colour: reddish brown with slip. Pegasus (winged horse) facing left. The composition is defined by two concentric ridges. The top of the nozzle is defined by two spiral elements on each side, with three dots in between. There is a filling hole…

An elongated oval lamp made of red terracotta, with a perforated handle on one end and a short, wide nozzle on the other end. The decorative shoulder has a band of slanting incisions running along the edge. The discus motif displays a bird, likely a…

Light pinkish brown clay with light slip; pierced lug handle; flat nozzle with rounded termination, defined by two ridges at base;; recessed discus surrounded by two concentric grooves, followed by a pattern of short bars set perpendicular to the…

Terracotta oil lamp; reddish buff fabric with traces of red slip. Discus iconography: Artemis on stag facing right; she wears a short tunic (her right breast is bared) and holds a spear. Behind her is a filling-hole; a smaller filling (?) hole is…

White plaster block shaped in an oval, with an impression of a closed-body lamp in the middle. The decorated rim has concentric, geometric designs, and the discus features a bird and a vessel.

Black glazed lamp with raised handle and protruding nozzle. Circular, wheel-thrown body with a concave top and a large filling hole. The rim of the filling hole has a thin raised edge. Tall, vertical loop handle attached at the top of the body. Large…

Type I Fatimid lamp; globular body on a slightly concave foot with an incised ring inside; single, rectangular shaped nozzle; single, small looped handle without a nib. Evidence of presumed tall neck with straight flaring sides. Turquoise-glazed…

Type G post-Fatimid lamp; spheroidal, slightly flattened and squat body on a well-pronounced, slightly concave foot with a single, slightly raised nozzle. Turquoise-glazed inside and out; worn under base. Glazing is smooth and glossy. Unusual glazing…

Type I Fatimid lamp; globular body on a slightly concave foot with an incised ring inside; single, slightly raised rectangular shaped nozzle. Evidence of presumed tall neck with flaring rim. Turquoise-glazed inside and out; worn under base. Glazing…

Ceramic material with dull black finish.
Olive leaf band painted between handles (Dionysiac connection).
Dramatic masks in relief at apex of both handles (Dionysiac connection).
Originally described as a kantharos but more closely resembles an…

Off white with brown and reddish-brown circls

Beige with a blue design
1 handle

Off white with brown lines and circles

Leaf shaped javelin point bearing a Greek inscription. Short tang.

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

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.

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

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

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 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…

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…

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.

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.

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.