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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.

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 Bowl fragment, accession number 1-161503, described as Fragment of a Japanese blue on white transfer porcelaineous stoneware bowl with an exterior decoration of prancing horses and cherry blossoms on network, and interior decoration consisting of a "CHO CHIKU BAI" pattern and a repeated decorative interior edge

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl fragment, accession number 1-161750, described as Basal fragment of a Chinese white porcelain stoneware, possible rice bowl, with under-glazed hand painted blue double happiness, scrolls, butterfly, etc. on the exterior, also present an under-glazed blue chop-like mark that maybe illegible or nonsense.

Hearst Museum object titled Ceramic fragment, accession number 1-160179, described as Basal fragment of a Chinese cream stoneware ginger jar or bowl with greyish glaze on exterior

Hearst Museum object titled Ceramic fragment, accession number 1-160178, described as Rim fragment of a Chinese grey stoneware bowl with underglaze stamped blue, grey decoration on exterior rim