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Early 20th Century Lamp
Iron Lamp from the early part of the 20th century. It has a long vertical handle which attaches to a short nail, which is in turn attached to a longer square and twisted, pointed nail. It contains a great deal of residue in the base.
Tags: 20th century, iron, lamp, nail
Ur III Period Cuneiform Tablet
This tablet dates to the Ur III period (c. 2100-2000), year 6 of the reign of king Amar-Sîn, and probably comes from Puzrish-Dagan (Drehem). It is inscribed on both sides with the cuneiform script, which has been used to render Sumerian. The tablet…
Tags: cuneiform, cuneiform tablet, Iraq, Puzriš-Dagan, Sumerian, Ur III
Glazed Medieval Islamic Vessel Sherds
This is a collection of glazed medieval Islamic vessel sherds. Many have turquoise or cobalt blue glaze. This collection includes both fragments of ceramic tiles as well as cups and bowls.
Tags: bowls, ceramic tile, ceramics, cups, fragments, medieval, Medieval Islamic, sherds
Egyptian Necklace
A number of small frit amulet/talisman beads have been strung together to form a necklace, and are stapled to the interior of the Parisian Box. The necklace consists of 88 assorted frit, metal and shell beads; 2 phallus amulets; 16 Wedjat eyes (Eyes…