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

"A woman in a long sleeved, dotted chiton, a bordered himation, and sandals, with earrings, bracelets, and hair wound into a ball on the neck and fastened with a fillet, standing to right, twisting between the thumb and first finger of her right hand…

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

One clay Villanovan spot.
Material: clay
Colour: dark grey
Shape: open mouth vessel with flared rim.
Slightly flared neckleads to a sharply rounded body that drastically narrows inwards to end at a flay base.
Double ribbed handles on either…

Cypriot vessel with a tri-foil lip.

One Attic black figure Lekythos.
In two pieces - Pieces do not match.
Ceramic material with black figures and decoration.
One handle.
Details in decoration are picked out with incision.
Main decoration shows rider driving a biga (driver wears a white…

One Attic black figure lekythos.
Ceramic material with black figures and decoration.
Decoration shows horse and rider flanked by three figure, a hare stands under the horse and rider on its hind legs - possibly a hunting scene.
Shoulders are…

Buff-coloured ceramic tube which is open on one end, and pointed into a cone-shaped nozzle on the other. The material is textured and the tube has ridges across the cylinder section. Faint throwing lines are visible in some places. There is a piece…

A red-coloured ceramic tube which is open on one end, and pointed into a cone-shaped nozzle with only a small opening on the other. The cylinder is slightly more narrow on the open end of the tube, resulting in an irregular shape. The material is…

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.

Loom weights are used to keep the warp (vertical) threads of the warp-weighted loom pulled tight and in place during weaving. Pyramidal loom weights are by far the most common type found in Italy in the first millennium BCE. This loom weight should…

A marble tondo (or patera) of the Greek goddess Hygieia. The background is round with a beaded border, with a bust of the goddess in the center wearing a cloak and chiton buttoned at her right shoulder, holding a scallop shell in her left hand which…

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…

"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…

"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…

Shape: round
Material: clay
Construction: wheel-made
Colour: brown clay, drak brown slip
Details: large size base little height. Dish has large circle in the middle at the bottom and two circles around it. On the inside and outside edge of lip has…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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…