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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…

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…

Shape: pedestal foot in two degrees; surface of plate is concave, inclining towards a depression in the centre, surrounded by a groove; the center of the depression is raised; the lip turns out prominently. Fabric colour is beige. The plate depicts…

The surface has a central tondo, in which is displayed a female head in profile, with hair tied in a bun and held in place by a kekryphalos (hair net) highlighted with white and ochre paint. Below her chin is a small libation bowl, behind her head, a…

The surface has a central tondo, in which is displayed a maenad in profile seated on what appears to be a rocky outcropping (heavily stylized), with hair swept up, and partly covered and held in place by a jeweled sakkos. She wears a diaphanous…

The front displays a female head in profile, with hair tied in a bun, and covered by a kekryphalos. The back displays a large palmette located beneath the vertical pouring handle attached at neck; florals extend from each side of the palmette,…

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…

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,…

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 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.

Marble statue of the Roman god Silvanus. The torso is rectangular in shape with sculpted details of the chest, abdomen, biceps, and genitalia. The strong hip line separates the abdomen from the thighs and indicates a contrapposto pose. A cloak covers…

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…

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…

Loose interpretation, a miniature of the Roman statue, the Dancing Faun, in the garden of the House of the Faun in Pompeii.

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.

Bronze metal strip shaped to create a curved, dull, blade, with a handle that bends backward to create a double-layered handle. The bronze is green in colour, smooth overall, with rough edges. The blade is curved inwards in a concave shape and bends…

Cylindrical shape with tapered and painted ends; green colouring. Possibly used to apply eyeliner or as an eyebrow pencil.

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…

"On each side, women working wool. Producing cloth for garments and other fabrics needed in a household was a significant task for women. It required special equipment such as a loom and loomweights as well as this utensil, known as an onos or…

"On the shoulder, a seated woman, perhaps a goddess, is approached by four youths and eight dancing maidens. On the body, women are making woolen cloth. One of the most important responsibilities of women was the preparation of wool and the weaving…

The lower portion of the pig is block-like and terminates in a base, defined on one side by a slight carination. The front shows more detail than the other three sides: the legs are cursorily differentiated and the face is naturalistic with…