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Hearst Museum object titled Axe head, accession number 9-16753, described as Axe-Head. Long, cylindrical shaft-hole, upper edge of blade straight, lower cut-away, convex cutting edge, possibly honed, now nicked. Irregular 3 x 1 1/2 cm corrosion loss on lower shaft with small hole. Green patina. Ht. 10.0 cm; W. 14.5 cm. Conserved.
Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 9-18736, described as Fat, doughnut-shaped bead with a small perforation. The surface is smooth with a warm, soft luster. Diameter 16.5 mm; thickness, 13.0 mm; diameter of perforation, 1.5-2. mm. Translucent, sky-blue chalcedony with opaque white streaks. Cut, bored (from both sides) and polished. Blue chalcedony for seals is common during the late Babylonian and Achaemenid periods, but conspicuously missing from Sassanian contexts. Known sources are in Turkey and the islands.
Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 9-18737, described as Fairly regular barrel-shaped bead. Slight imperfections in the stone, but without chips and still retaining a warm, lustrous polish. Length, 16.5 mm; diameter at center of bead 14 mm; diameter at ends 7.0 mm; diameter of perforation 1.5 to 2.0 mm. Goethite, or possibly hematite. Cut, bored, and polished. Neither goethite nor hematite beads are recorded from the early Islamic port of Siraf, Iran, or Nishapur, Iran.
Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 9-18735, described as Flat, rectangular bead with a large perforation. One long side is thicker than the other, probably through wear. The surface is smooth with a dull, soft luster. Length 17.09 mm; width 15.0 mm; thickness 7.5 mm; diameter of perforation 5.0 mm. Deep blue lapis lazuli. Cut, bored and polished.
Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 9-18738, described as Irregular somewhat flattened cylindrical bead with rounded edges. The surface though smouth has lost its polish. Length, 17.5 mm; diameter 12.0 to 13.5 mm; diameter of perforation, 3.5 to 4.0 mm. Opaque golden orange amber or copal. Cut bored and polished.
Hearst Museum object titled Bead, accession number 9-18734, described as A large, barrel-shaped bead, the sides decorated with inlaid meanders and chevrons in opaque white and yellow. Greatest diameter (through center of bead) 31.0 mm; diameter at ends 21.5 mm and 25.0 mm; thickness 24.0 mm; diameter of perforation 8.5 mm.
Hearst Museum object titled Blade, accession number 9-16762, described as Dirk Blade. Tanged with rivet hole. Blade, rounded at shoulder, tapers to round point; thickened and raised mid-rib. Mottled green and blue patina. Corrosion losses on one blade edge. L. of Blade 26.5 cm; L. of Tang 3.0 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Bovine pendant, accession number 9-16867, described as Pendant in the form of a long-horned bovine. Wears collar; tail hangs down; square muzzle; recurved horns. Pierced through back vertically for suspension. Hollow body, ears articulated. Green patina. L. 5.6 cm. Ht. 4.6 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Bovine pendant, accession number 9-16868, described as Pendant in the form of a long-horned bovine. Tail hangs down; sharp muzzle. Pierced vertically through back. Crusty brown/green patina. Hollow body. Ht. 3.4 cm. L. 4.0 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Bovine pendant, accession number 9-16866, described as Pendant in the form of a long horned bovine. Long tail hangs down; hollow body. Pierced vertically through back. Separate ring collar. Mostly green/brown patina. Ht. 1.7 cm. W. 5.0 cm.

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