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Hearst Museum object titled Figurine head, accession number 8-334, described as Veiled goddess head. Wears mural crown. Cybele- 4th century or later - Sir John Linton Myres.
Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 9-8052, described as Jar, plain; cylindrical, pointed base; neck missing [two letters crossed out]; heavily eroded; ca. 17.1 x 8.3 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Lid, accession number 9-8053, described as Clay jar lid (?); heavily eroded
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Mosaic, accession number 8-9112, described as Mosaic, Christos; Face in 3/4 view; head and torso; behind head is golden halo w/ cross; initials “IC” @ l., “XC” @ r.; gold glass tessarea ground; pink, green, brown and black tessarea in figure and garments; reinforced with plaster of Paris and gesso; max. w. 40.5 cm., max. h. 37. cm. Material and Techniques: glass and stone tessarea; gold paint; reinforced with gesso and plaster of paris; removed from wood frame at LMA: Prof. D. Wright believes background, nimbus and body not ancient.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Mosaic, accession number 8-9113, described as Mosaic, Virgin Mary; Face in three-quarter view; wearing mantle over her head; golden halo behind, golden mosaic ground*; “MP” upper left “OY” upper right; green, black, pink, etc. Tessarea; on plaster; max. width 42.3 cm, height 39.5 cm. Material and techniques: Tessarea (stone); *gold applied with some kind of lacquer on top of the glass instead of being within a glass sandwich - see David Wright letter of January 28, 1985; Removed from wood frame in which it had been placed.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-6198, described as Lamp; wheel made; similar to 9-6196 but larger; handle missing.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-6199, described as Lamp; wheel made; brick red clay; unglazed; raised edge broken and handle missing.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-6194, described as Lamp; molded pink buffware; oval body, round sloping rim; rim of well ornamented in relief with band of concentric circles; nozzle missing.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-6197, described as Lamp; wheel made; similar to 9-6196 but smaller; handle and rim missing.
Hearst Museum object titled Oil lamp, accession number 6-20272, described as Green glaze lamp, broken; Coptic.

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