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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…

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.

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…

Obverse legend: CONSTANTINVS NOB(ilissimus) C(aesar), translation: Most Noble Caesar Constantinus; laureate head of Constantius II, draped and cuirassed bust facing left. Reverse legend: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS(=Caesarum), translation: To the foresight of…

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…

Rectangular shape, Latin inscription, decorated with leafy border along top edge and large "X" carved in relief on left side. Three holes for mounting. Orange/brown spots near two of the holes. Broken diagonally along right edge. Mounted in black…

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…

Black base with metal stand holding up a limestone monolith that contains an inscription and a large symbol at the precipice. The stone is trapezoidal in shape.

A fragment of papyrus mounted in a paper frame.

A fragment of papyrus mounted in a paper frame.

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.

Rhys Tushingham: Ceramic disc with engraved symbols in a spiral pattern, made to replicate the Phaistos disc exhibited at the Heraklion museum (https://www.heraklionmuseum.gr/en/collections/#collections, accession number Π-Ν1358). Unlike the…

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

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

Rectangular papyrus from Roman Egypt with Hieratic text. The exact date in unknown however the Hieratic script stopped being used in the 3rd century CE. It is safe to assume that the Papyrus is not more recent than that date. The papyrus contains 2…

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.

Cylinder of bone or ivory that tapers off at one end, which ends with an egg shape. Pointed at the opposite end for the purposes of writing.

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

A fragment of papyrus mounted in a paper frame.

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.

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

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