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13.10.1 Rat-tanged dirk (sword blade used as a dagger or spearhead), with long thin blade, pointed at both ends, with sloping shoulders. A rib runs nearly the full length of the piece (flattened in the last 2 cm of the blade end). The middle of the rib, near the attachment end, is thin, rhomboidal in section, narrowing to pointed tip or tang which is turned up slightly at the end. Approximately 1/4 down the length of the blade the flange broadens, so that two flat sides spread from the centre rib. The blade end of the dirk has nearly straight sides, but tapers gently to a rounded tip. Catling's type 1d; near Åstrom's type I4. As Catling suggests (1964, 56) the rat-tailed weapon, the most characteristic of prehistoric Cypriote metal forms, occurs in so many sizes that it is impossible to classify them as swords, dirks, daggers, or even spearheads.
14.9.117 Standing female, holding tambourine, tympanum or phiale in right hand across body.
14.9.6 Tankard (?) or one-handled jug (?) fragment, preserving section of lip, neck and upper body.
14.9.72 Body sherd of North Ionian Late Wild Goat Style pottery closed vessel, amphora or oinochoe;
2006.12.112 Fragment of base or stand of vessel, with handle attached
2006.12.20 Fragment of rim or lid with part of handle
2006.12.58 Fragment of rim or possibly lid
2006.12.94 Very small veseel or lid of some sort, unlikely to have been functional. Two small handle like protrusions.
2007.4.107 Fragement perhaps part of a bowl or cup.
2007.4.17 Perhaps from a handle, or rim.
2007.9.9 Two straightish sides meet at an almost right-angle. Depending whether one looks at the outside or the inside of the fragment, there are a further one or two sides, due to the very uneven nature of the edge.
2018.6.1 A writing tablet, with bored holes that evidence the hinge whereby it was once attached, with a cord, to a second tablet. It was once inlaid with a wax surface, within a rectangular frame, on which the writer would have scratched words with a stylus. The wax has worn away or been removed from our tablet, whereupon each side was painted white, on which ancient Greek words were written.
22.9.1 Pappas figurine consisting of a rectangular body, ovoid in cross-section, flaring at the base, with a concave resting surface. At the top of the body or trunk, two rudimentary 'arms' extend in triangular forms that terminate in rounded stumps; above, the neck rises in a cylinder from which (on the front) extends a protrusion that suggests a nose, above which is a flat piece of clay coiled back on itself, resting against a widening cylindrical 'polos' crown, which is concave at the top.
23.11.31IIII Female facing left, wearing a pointed headdress over long styled hair. One hand appears to be held up to the face. There is a thin spike projecting upwards at the back. The skirt is belted at the waist, and is patterned with vertical bands containing zigzags or chevrons which terminate at a shin-length curved hem. The left shin and foot appear angled back to the other foot, giving the figure the appearance of walking.
23.11.31MMM Female wearing an elaborate pronged headdress and long skirts. The right arm appears heavier, as though draped in or carrying something.
23.11.31UU Two fragments of a female. She wears a sash, knotted at the front with a bow, over a long skirt patterned with vertical bands of single- and double-line zigzags. Her right hand is holding a plate or dish.
26.12.7 Stemmed. The vessel is slanted to one side, which suggests that the base is not flat or that the body has not been made to rest flat on top of the foot. The wide rim has a flat lip. The base hollow to where the bottom of the bowl rests.
26.2.22 Body sherd of North Ionian Late Wild Goat Style black-figured pottery open vessel, bowl or cup;
26.2.25 Upper body sherd of East Greek pottery open vessel, probably a krater or a large bowl;
26.2.29 Lower body sherd of East Greek pottery open vessel, plate or shallow bowl;
26.2.43 Body sherd of North Ionian Late Wild Goat Style pottery closed vessel, amphora or oinochoe;
26.2.44 Shoulder sherd of North Ionian Late Wild Goat Style pottery closed vessel, amphora or oinochoe, with part of neck;
26.2.45 Body sherd of East Greek Late Wild Goat Style pottery closed vessel, amphora or oinochoe;
26.2.46 Body sherd of Ionian Late Wild Goat Style black-figured pottery closed vessel, amphora or oinochoe;
26.2.47 Body sherd of North Ionian Late Wild Goat Style black figure pottery closed vessel, amphora or oinochoe;
26.2.50 Shoulder sherd of North Ionian Late wild Goat Style black-figured pottery closed vessel, amphora or oinochoe, with handle root;
26.2.55 Body sherd of Milesian pottery Fikellura closed vessel, oinochoe or amphora;
26.2.60 Rim sherd of Chian Grand Style or Simple Animal Style pottery chalice;
26.2.61 Rim sherd (mended from two fragments) of Chian Simple Animal Style pottery chalice or Type B1 kantharos;
26.2.65 Body sherd of Chian Simple Animal Style pottery chalice or Type B1 kantharos;
26.2.67 Lower body sherd of Chian Mature Animal Style or Grand Style pottery chalice;
26.2.8 Base and foot sherd of East Greek pottery open vessel, bowl or plate;
26.2.81 Upper body sherd of East Greek Black Polychrome pottery dinos or krater;
26.2.84 Shoulder and handle sherd (mended from two fragments) of probably East Greek pottery closed vessel, hydria or stamnos;
26.2.96 Upper body sherd of Attic black-figured pottery closed vessel, probably a belly or Panatheniac amphora;
45.6.20 Round knob, fragment from lid of lekanis or pyxis, with stem. Knob formed of flat top, with inset circle, depressed centre; profile in two parts, convex on upper part, flat and vertical below; flat underside, offset from short cylindrical stem.
45.6.34 Bell-shaped mouth tapering to a short neck that broadens to an ovoid body. High swung strap handle joins from neck to shoulder. Conical foot. 'Pagenstecher lekythos' type. Cf. CVA Michigan 1, pl. 27.11 (smaller but similar shape and surface, said to have been found at Taranto) and Lentini inv. 61597: Lagona 1973, no. 85, pl. 11 (more slender). Both of these examples have smaller handles. For Sicilian vessels of this shape (decorated with bands or undecorated) see examples from Selinunte (Anne Kustermann Graf, Selinunte. Necropoli di Manicalunga. Le tombe della Contrada Gaggera [2002] 181 inv. nos. 113/0 952 and 953, pl. 57 [tomb 113]); Camarina (MonAnt 54 [1990] 25, pl. VIII [tomb 590.2]; 54, pl. XXVI [tomb 799.1-2]; and pl. LXXXIII [tombs 1222.5-6 and 1232.2, which are taken to be (imitative of) Corinthian lekythoi).
47.10.3A-B Lid: tall, conical, flat-topped knob on a sharply sloping conical lid, with plain rim, vertical profile, flat underside, leading to a short flange (0.3) to sit within lekanis. Lekanis: slightly everted, rounded rim with flat lip, on a deep bowl with straight walls in two parts, separated by a sharp carination near the bottom, attached to a short disk foot, angled on inside and out, with a slightly convex underside. From either side of the rim extends a semicircular horizontal handle, round in section, that rises very slightly, flanked by short pointed spurs or lugs on either side of the handle.
47.2.28 Cylindrical, wheelmade figurine with mouldmade face and handmade arms. Holds quadruped, possibly kid, goat or sheep, with distinctive pellet eye.
48.11.8 This shape was particularly popular at Agrigento, where many tombs contained one example (it is called 'brochetto attingitoio' or juglet for drawing liquids, comparable to the attic 'chous'): see especially Veder Greco, Contrada Mosè: 264 (tomb 3); Contrada Pezzino: 306 (tomb 582), 348 (tomb 238), 352 (tomb 779), 353 (tomb 1086), 354 (tombs 585 and 1147), and 355 (tomb 1225). Cf. also Lentini 61613/E (top half glossed) and 61569/B (smaller): Lagona 1973, 86-87 nos. 185 and 186, pl. 30.
50.12.21 Fragment of bottom of cup or bowl.
53.8.3 Slightly convex, rounded, overhanging lip on a tall, tapering rim, a carination at the junction with the sharply sloping body or bowl of the lekanis, on a tall, sloping ring foot, with flat resting surface, angled walls on exterior and interior, and a nearly flat underside. On either side of the rim is attached a horizontal, u-shaped ribbon handle, between a pair of lugs.
54.8.1 or 'Mug'? Slender body, vertical straple handle extending from the rim to the bottom of the body. Flat base.
59.2.4 Carnelian arrowhead-shaped bead or amulet with suspension hole through the neck.
69.7.1 Foot-shaped aryballos; Dohan Morrow's Group II, 'network sandals' (Dohan Morrow 1985, 6-9) or Ducat's type B foot-shaped vases (Ducat 1966, 182-84). Foot-shaped aryballos with a broad rim, short vertical strap handle, squared, offset neck; the body of the vase in the shape of a left foot, including ankle, with relief decoration that gives the effect of a sandal enclosing it, and a flat, reserved base.
80.7.1 Large lekanis with a slightly convex, rounded, overhanging lip on a tall, tapering rim, a carination at the junction with the sharply sloping body or bowl of the lekanis, on a tall, sloping ring foot, with flat resting surface, angled walls on exterior and interior, and a nearly flat underside. On either side of the rim is attached a horizontal, u-shaped ribbon handle, between a pair of lugs.
E.23.45 Small tweezers with a loop on one end, originally loose in the hinge for hanging. Tweezers are made from three pieces, a central straight but shorter section and two longer but curved inwards sections which would have been the pieces that would have bent together to hold the hair or splinter.
E.23.63 small fragments of possibly malachite, turquoise or faience, with sand and organic material in a small pill box
E.62.44 Lid is oval with a central circular knob and traces of an incised band on top. (Lid is missing!) Body has a flat rim, same shape and size as lid so they sit together, but with a central circular opening. Thin neck leading to shoulders. Four oblong feet at each 'corner' and the base between is flat. Flat rim on top of body is reserved. The inside is a cylindrical well, not matching the contours or shape of the outside. Heavy object.
L.2011.1.48 Deneuve type VIIA or B. Circular shape, with a small handle.
L.2011.1.57 Rhomboidal shape (lozenge), single unit of a floor or wall covering.
L.2016.3.13 Bronze figurine of a dog or cow, with geometric body shape: Elongated back/belly, pin-like legs (standing wide apart), short pointy muzzle, slightly outwards pointed ears or horns, downwards sloping tail.
REDMG:1964.1603.1 Circular deep body with lower body wider than the upper. Flat , slightly concave rim to a large circular filling hole. nozzle is long and flat with small oval wick hole at the tip and a small depression at the end of the tip. Base is flat and circular, wheel or wire marks still exist on the base. Band handle is attached across the back of the lamp.
REDMG:1964.1631 Very thin walls, with rounded rim, just below which are attached horizontal handles. Walls slightly concave, divided from a spreading, lipped torus ring foot, with a pointed resting surface, by a pair of grooves. This example corresponds to Ure's Class II.C skyphos, particularly (ii) which includes reddish-purple bands just below the level of the handles, perhaps a band at the bottom of the body where it joins the ring foot, and concentric purple bands on the underside (or plain black or reserved undersides). See Ure 1927, 24.
REDMG:1964.1662 Everted rim with concave upper surface narrow to biconical body, slightly narrower towards flat base, which preserves comb or wire marks.
REDMG:1964.1670 Rounded everted rim; sides comprise two concave parts, the upper one larger; groove inside mouth, approximately 1.0 cm below rim; flat but uneven base with comb or wire marks.
REDMG:1964.1671 Rounded everted rim; sides divided into two concave parts, the upper one larger; flat base with comb or wire marks.
REDMG:1964.1672 Rounded everted and very uneven rim; sides comprise two concave parts, the upper one larger; flat base with comb or wire marks.
REDMG:1964.1678 Rounded, slightly outturned concave rim; two horizontal round handles, pi-shaped, applied to the outside of the rim, with tops pressed down across the top; shallow bowl; flat base with wire comb or wire marks.
TEMP.2003.6.11 Skyphos or Kantharos? The rim is torus-shaped and sloping and the handle is vertical with a central rib.
TEMP.2003.6.8 Skyphos with ring-shaped foot and one or two handles, missing. a, b, d, and e) Parts of the rim and body. c)Part of the rim and body and the spring of one handle (completely missing). f) The largest part of the foot, base and lowest part of the body. g) Part of the lower body.
Temp.2022.7.1 it is a oinochoe (a jar used for cooking or for the storage of water or foods). Body rounded, domed to 1/3 of the height, short neck, the rim is circular and made to pour the liquid, small handle.
temp.2014.12.1 the shape is similar to an askos (a jar used to pour wine or olive oil but askoi generally have a pouring spout wider and parallel to the handle, and they are very often zoomorphic), this is a cruet for daily use. Rounded body jar with flat base, a pouring spout and a bigger filling aperture; a single handle from the middle of the neck to the upper part of the body.
temp.2022.7.1 it is a oinochoe (a jar used for cooking or for the storage of liquid or food). Body rounded, domed to 1/3 of the height, short neck, the rim is circular and made to pour the liquids; flat base and one small handle
temp.2022.7.3 the shape is similar to an askos (a jar used to pour wine or olive oil but askoi generally have a pouring spout wider and parallel to the handle, and they are very often zoomorphic), this is a cruet for daily use. Rounded body jar with flat base, rounded neck to insert the oil, a pouring spout in the upper body to pour the olive oil; solid handle from the middle of the neck to the upper part of the body.
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