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"Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions:H. with handle 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Classification: Vases" (The Met).
This jug demonstrates the poverty during the…

"Medium: Black bronze, gold, carnelian, obsidian
Dimensions: h. 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in); w. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in); d. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in)"

"Figurines of seated and standing nurses with babies became popular in the fourth century B.C. This specific type is a later one and reflects the…

This object tells up about poverty by the wait looks and how it is placed. It is nicely done but the spot in the middle can show how empty feeling…

These types of jugs typically have a decorative figure on top of the jug which would have helped identify a more specific date of the jug, but for…

"Medium: Sardonyx
Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 13/16 in. (11.5 x 2 cm)
Classification : Gems" (from the museum website description)

"Gold plated ring with a black stone in the middle"
"Medium: Gold with large cabochon garnets
Dimensions: Weight: 26.7 g.; circumference: 57 mm.;…

The Alabaster Flask with Stopper was very similar in shapes and sized to glass vessels.
"Medium: Calcite (alabaster)
Dimensions: H. 8.79…

"Draped, standing girl, holding a ball in her raised right hand."
"Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions H. 7 1/4 in. (18.3 cm)
Classification:…

"The small cups were used to hold votive offerings such as poppy seeds, wheat or barley."
"Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2…