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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.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Beaker, accession number 9-8940, described as beaker with strap handle; brown on cream; circular bands and triangles on upper third. Insloping shoulder, anular base.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-6852, described as Thin orange bowl with neck and flaring rim; wheel turned; rim diameter 14.4 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-13327, described as Bowl with flaring sides; interior has glazed buff ground with brown curvilinear designs at rim, encircling light green band below; unglazed terracotta exterior; glazed, wheel-turned terracotta.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-6853, described as Shallow bowl; wheel-turned; terra cotta color; shoulder where side meets base at sharp angle; slightly raised nubb in center of base; rim diameter 23.8 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-5577, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. Antiochus III, 209-205 BC. Ecbatana, Iran. 17.1 grams, 29 mm. Obverse: head of Antiochus r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΝΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟ, Apollo seated on omphalos l. holding bow and arrow; drapery over thigh and spread over omphalos; in exergue: ΔΙ
Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar tetradrachm, accession number 8-4428, described as Coin; AR; Tetradrachm; Greek. 17.01 grams, 27 mm. Antiochus III, 215-209 BC. Ecbatana, Persia. Obverse: bust of Antiochus III r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, Apollo seated l. holding bow; in field l. and r., monograms.
Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ double, accession number 8-4839, described as Coin; AE; Double; Greek. 5.333 grams, 19 mm. Seleucus II, 246-226 BC. Ecbatana, Iran. Obverse: Head of Seleucus II, r. diademed. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕΥΚ[ , Apollo l. leaning on tripod; to left, monogram; to right, monogram.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Ibex figurine, accession number 9-11905, described as Figurine; ibex, patinated bronze loop attached to collar-like ornament.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 9-13328, described as Cup with handle; grey ceramic; covered with lime deposit. Rim repaired; wheel-turned; height 8.7 cm.

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