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Historical Archive: Ceramics, 1st century BCE to 4th century CE

including earthenware, porcelain, terra-cotta, and faience


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Temple Boy from Phaneromeni (Cyprus), ceramic, c.325-50 BCE, KM 0000.02.9124
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Temple Boy from Phaneromeni (Cyprus), ceramic, c.325-50 BCE, KM 0000.02.9124
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votive breast, ceramic, late 4th-mid 1st c. BCE Veii, KM 0000.00.1776
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votive eyes and nose, ceramic, late 4th-mid 1st c. BCE Veii, KM 0000.00.1774
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incantation bowl from Seleucia (Iraq), ceramic and paint, 3rd c. BCE-3rd c. CE or 6th-7th c. CE, KM 0000.03.3756
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incantation bowl with Aramaic inscription to protect the woman Ngray from illness and curses, from Seleucia (Iraq), ceramic and paint, 3rd c. BCE-3rd c. CE or 4th-7th c. CE, KM 0000.01.9504
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incantation bowl from Seleucia (Iraq), ceramic and paint, 3rd c. BCE-3rd c. CE or 4th-7th c. CE, KM 0000.01.9503
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Greek rattle: child riding pig, ceramic, 1st c. BCE, Penn L-29-130, loan from PMA 29-6-134. For oblique view see Penn.
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telamon (Atlas), terracotta, 1st c. BCE, fr. Panigai e Monastero, ANAM. For other views see ANAM.
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pregnant woman on a birthing stool, Egypt 1st c. BCE/CE, BM 1992/8-11/1
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pregnant woman on a birthing stool, Egypt 1st c. BCE/CE, BM 1992/8-11/1
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box flue tile with stags and dogs, ceramic, poss. from Ashstead Villa (Eng.), Roman period, BM 1973,0403.72
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box flue tile with stags and dogs, ceramic, poss. from Ashstead Villa (Eng.), Roman period, BM 1973,0403.72
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box flue tile with stags and dogs, ceramic, poss. from Ashstead Villa (Eng.), Roman period, BM 1973,0403.72
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spindle whorls, ceramic, Roman period, Chelles
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Roman large cubic die from Orthia, ceramic, BM 1923/2-12/306
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cubic die with dots and Greek letters, faience, Egypt, Louvre E 13938
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Roman tile with cat or dog paw prints, Musée Carnavalet Paris
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vessel in the form of a dog, ceramic, western provincial Roman, MFAB
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vessel in the form of a dog, ceramic, western provincial Roman, MFAB
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vessel in the form of a ram, ceramic, western provincial Roman, MFAB
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man in boat and fish from Antioch of Pisidia, ceramic, Roman (poss. Christian), KM 0000.09.3898
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sea life, stone mosaic w. *terracotta frame/box, 1st c., fr. a domus north of Aquileia, ANAM. For details see ANAM.
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reclining woman (Aphrodite?) from Karanis (Egypt), faience, 1st-3rd c., KM 0000.02.5986
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molds for counterfeit coins, 2nd to 3rd c., Musée de Normandie de Caen
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lamp with mask of a face, ceramic, mid 2nd to early 4th c. Cologne, KM 0000.00.1698
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lamp with gladiators, ceramic, 3rd c. Egypt, KM 1971.02.0233
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vessel imitating glass, wheel-cut ceramic, 3rd to 4th c. Speyer, HMP
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curse figure pierced by 13 nails, from a 4th c. assemblage, Egypt, Louvre E27145
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curse figure pierced by 13 nails, from a 4th c. assemblage, Egypt, Louvre E27145
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curse figure pierced by 13 nails, from a 4th c. assemblage, Egypt, Louvre E27145
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lamp with peacock, ceramic, 4th c. Hippo Regius (Algeria), KM 0000.00.0202
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ceramic lamp with menorah from Cyrenaica, Libya, 4th-5th c., Penn L-2002-1.1
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Healing of a paralytic: lanx fragment, African red slipware, Carthage c.360-420, BM MME 1986,0701.6