comprising 13 items; one possibly Akkadian marble cylinder seal with accompanying imprint; one possibly Assyrian terra cotta head fragment from a goddess; one possibly Hittite clay head fragment from an idol; one possibly Babylonian clay tablet with inscription (said to be an administrative account of textiles); one possibly Egyptian Eye of Horus amulet mold; one possibly Egyptian Eye of Horus amulet, possibly drilled as a bead, possibly faience with applied black and white pigment; one possibly Hittite stone seal; one possibly 3rd-1st century BCE tapered silver wire attributed to the Danube Basin; one possibly 1st-3rd century CE Roman metal child's bracelet; one possibly 1st-3rd century CE Roman beaded bracelet with blue glass and gold beads; one possibly 1st-3rd century CE Roman fibula; one possibly 1st-3rd century CE Roman document stamp; and one possibly 5th-6th century CE Visigothic metal fragment from a miniature votive statue; largest item 3-3/4 in., all mounted on sticky back velcro in black shadowbox with hinged lid and magnetic closure; shadowbox 11-1/2 x 14-1/2 x 1-1/2 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
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Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
all with surface dirt and accretion, edge roughness, typical loss and wear; clay tablet fragment with flaking and loss; shadowbox with light wear and abrasions