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Disk pendants Near East Late 16th–13th century BCE	Female figurine, possibly dedicated to the fertility goddess Astarte Near East Late 16th–13th century BCE	Ribbed spacers with double-perforation Found at Beth Shean 16th-13th century BCE	Pilgrim flask Deir el-Balah(?) 13th century BCE	Amulet in the shape of a demon’s mask Iran 15th-13th century BCE
Amulet in the shape of a demon’s mask Iran 15th-13th century BCE	Vase Egypt 13th-12th century BCE	Globular bottle Egypt 13th-12th century BCE	Finger ring with the name of the pharaoh Akhenaten Tell el-Amarna(?), Egypt ca. 1352–1336 BCE	Bead with the name of the Pharaoh Thutmoses III Egypt ca. 1479–1425 BCE
Pomegranate-shaped bottle Cyprus or Egypt 14th-13th century BCE	Bird bead Aegean region (Greece) 15th-13th century BCE	Ear ornament Egypt 14th-13th century BCE	Ear ornament Egypt 14th-13th century BCE	Ear ornament Egypt 14th-13th century BCE
Eye beads and pendants Egypt 15th-12th century BCE	Mycenaean-style ornaments Aegean region (Greece) 14th-12th century BCE	Bowl or stand, some of the earliest polychrome glass Egypt or Mesopotamia 15th-14th century BCE	Fragment of a bottle Egypt 15th-13th century BCE	Bowl or stand, some of the earliest polychrome glass Egypt or Mesopotamia 15th - 14th century BCE
Alabastron Eastern Mediterranean 6th–5th century BCE	Alabastron Eastern Mediterranean 6th–5th century BCE	Alabastron Eastern Mediterranean 6th–5th century BCE	Alabastron Eastern Mediterranean 5th century BCE	Alabastron Eastern Mediterranean 6th–5th century BCE
Alabastron Eastern Mediterranean 4th century BCE	Alabastron Eastern Mediterranean 4th-3rd century BCE	Amphoriskos Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BCE	Alabastron Eastern Mediterranean 6th-4th century BCE	Rhodian juglet Eastern Mediterranean 6th–5th century BCE
Rhodian juglet Eastern Mediterranean 6th–5th century BCE	Rhodian juglet Eastern Mediterranean 5th century BCE	Amphoriskos Eastern Mediterranean 6th–5th century BCE	Amphoriskos Eastern Mediterranean 6th–5th century BCE	Amphoriskos Eastern Mediterranean 6th–5th century BCE
Amphoriskos Eastern Mediterranean 6th–5th century BCE	Hydriskos Eastern Mediterranean Late 4th-3rd century BCE	Hydriskos Eastern Mediterranean Late 4th-3rd century BCE	Hydriskos Eastern Mediterranean Late 4th-3rd century BCE	Amphoriskos Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BCE
Aryballos Eastern Mediterranean 6th–5th century BCE	Aryballos Eastern Mediterranean 6th–5th century BCE	*Small container for kohl* (eye makeup)** Persia (Iran) 6th-4th century BCE	*Small container for kohl* (eye makeup)** Persia (Iran) 6th-4th century BCE	*Small container for kohl* (eye makeup)** Persia (Iran) 6th-4th century BCE
*Small container for kohl* (eye makeup)** Persia (Iran) 6th-4th century BCE	*Small container for kohl* (eye makeup)** Persia (Iran) 6th-4th century BCE	*Small container for kohl* (eye makeup)** Persia (Iran) 6th-4th century BCE	*Small container for kohl* (eye makeup)** Persia (Iran) 6th-4th century BCE	*Small container for kohl* (eye makeup)** Persia (Iran) 6th-4th century BCE
*Small container for kohl* (eye makeup)** Persia (Iran) 6th-4th century BCE	*Small container for kohl* (eye makeup)** Persia (Iran) 6th-4th century BCE	Kohl tube Eastern Mediterranean 4th century BCE	Head of a bird (hawk?), probably a handle or ornament from an elaborate stone or metal vessel Persia (Iran) 5th–4th century BCE	Falcon-headed inlay representing the Egyptian god Horus Egypt 6th-4th century BCE
Rare luxury bowl Persia (Iran) 5th-4th century BCE	Bottle Mesopotamia or Iran 7th century BCE	Rare juglet Phoenicia (?) 7th century BCE	Rare juglet Phoenicia (?) 7th century BCE	Fine bowl Eastern Mediterranean 2nd century - mid-1st century BCE
Bowl Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BCE	Conical bowl Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BCE	Shallow ribbed bowl Eastern Mediterranean 1st century BCE	Deep ribbed bowl Eastern Mediterranean 1st century BCE	Ribbed bowl Eastern Mediterranean 1st century CE
Ribbed bowl Eastern Mediterranean 1st century CE	Shallow ribbed bowl Eastern Mediterranean 1st century CE	Bowl Eastern Mediterranean 1st century CE	Mosaic-glass bowl Eastern Mediterranean or Italy Late 1st century BCE - 1st century CE	Rim fragment of mosaic-glass bowl Eastern Mediterranean or Italy 1st century CE
Ring-base fragment of a mosaic-glass bowl Eastern Mediterranean 1st century BCE – 1st century CE	Rare color-band bottle Italy (?) 1st century CE	Small bottle preserving the basic bubble shape Eastern Mediterranean and probably Italy 1st century BCE – 1st century CE	Small bottle preserving the basic bubble shape Eastern Mediterranean and probably Italy 1st century CE	Small bottle preserving the basic bubble shape Eastern Mediterranean and probably Italy 1st century CE
Bottle with white trail-decoration Eastern Mediterranean 1st century CE	Bottle preserving the basic bubble shape Eastern Mediterranean and probably Italy 1st century CE	Bottle preserving the basic bubble shape Eastern Mediterranean and probably Italy 1st century CE	Bottle preserving the basic bubble shape Eastern Mediterranean and probably Italy 1st century BCE – 1st century CE	Bottle preserving the basic bubble shape Eastern Mediterranean and probably Italy 1st century CE
Ribbed bowl resembling the mold-made bowls common before the invention of glassblowing Eastern Mediterranean or Italy 1st century BCE – 1st century CE	Small bowl decorated with unusual decoration of colored glass chips Eastern Mediterranean or Italy 1st century CE	“Marbled” glass bottle Eastern Mediterranean 1st century CE	“Marbled” glass bottle Eastern Mediterranean 1st century CE	“Marbled” glass bottle Eastern Mediterranean 1st century CE
“Marbled” glass bottles Eastern Mediterranean 1st century CE	Duck-shaped vessel, apparently used as funnels Provenance unknown 1st-2nd century CE	Ovoid vessel Eastern Mediterranean 1st century BCE – 1st century CE	Ovoid vessel Eastern Mediterranean 1st century BCE – 1st century CE	Small bowl imitating elegant terra sigillata pottery shapes Eastern Mediterranean 1st century CE
Large cup Eastern Mediterranean 1st-2nd century CE	Large cup Eastern Mediterranean 1st-2nd century CE	Lidded container or inkwell Eastern Mediterranean or Italy 1st-2nd century CE	Hexagonal bottle with common decorations: series of vessels, fruit-filled vases, birds, fruits, and faces and masks Phoenician coast 1st century CE	Hexagonal bottle with common decorations: series of vessels, fruit-filled vases, birds, fruits, and faces and masks Phoenician coast 1st century CE
Small juglet Phoenician coast 1st century CE	Small flask Phoenician coast 1st century CE	Juglet Eastern Mediterranean or Italy 1st-2nd century CE	Juglet Eastern Mediterranean 1st-2nd century CE	Large bottle, one of the few featuring an almond-shaped decoration Eastern Mediterranean or Italy 1st century CE
Ring-base of a small bowl Italy (?) 1st century BCE – 1st century CE	Rim fragment of mosaic-glass bowl Eastern Mediterranean or Italy	Spindle-bottle Eastern Mediterranean Ca. 4th-3rd century BCE	Spindle-bottle Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BCE	Spindle-bottle Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BCE
Alabastron Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BCE	Alabastron Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BCE	Small bowl imitating elegant terra sigillata pottery shapes Eastern Mediterranean or Italy 1st century CE	Small bowl imitating elegant terra sigillata pottery shapes Eastern Mediterranean or Italy 1st-2nd century CE	Cylindrical box decorated with palmettes Phoenician coast or Italy 1st century CE
Bird-shaped vessel, apparently used as funnels Eastern Mediterranean 1st-2nd century CE	Ribbed bowl resembling the mold-made bowls common before the invention of glassblowing Eastern Mediterranean or Italy 1st century CE	Cylindrical juglet decorated with palmettes Phoenician coast or Italy 1st century CE	Cylindrical juglet decorated with palmettes Phoenician coast or Italy 1st century CE	Vessel with Greek inscription Phoenician coast 1st century CE
Juglet decorated with motif derived from athletic competitions Phoenician coast 1st century CE	Juglet decorated with motif derived from athletic competitions Phoenician coast 1st century CE	Juglet decorated with motif derived from athletic competitions Phoenician coast 1st century CE	Hexagonal bottle with common decorations: series of vessels, fruit-filled vases, birds, fruits, and faces and masks Phoenician coast 1st century CE	Hexagonal bottle with common decorations: series of vessels, fruit-filled vases, birds, fruits, and faces and masks Phoenician coast 1st century CE
Hexagonal bottle with common decorations: series of vessels, fruit-filled vases, birds, fruits, and faces and masks Phoenician coast 1st century CE	Hexagonal bottle with common decorations: series of vessels, fruit-filled vases, birds, fruits, and faces and masks Phoenician coast 1st century CE	Small flask Phoenician coast 1st century CE	Multifaceted small flask Phoenician coast 1st century CE	Pinecone-shaped beaker Eastern Mediterranean 1st century CE
Bottle with trail-decoration Eastern Mediterranean 6th century CE	Bottle with trail-decoration Eastern Mediterranean 6th century CE	Jug decorated with trails forming a diamond pattern Eastern Mediterranean 4th century CE	Jug Eastern Mediterranean 4th century CE	Bottle Iran 9th-10th century CE
Hexagonal jug with plant motif, possibly from Ennion’s workshop Phoenician coast 1st century CE	Small lidded box Phoenician coast or Italy 1st century CE	Rim fragment of mosaic-glass bowl Eastern Mediterranean or Italy	Hexagonal flask with plant motif, possibly from Ennion’s workshop Phoenician coast	Gold-glass base Rome
Beaker with Greek inscription Phoenician coast

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