Stone spindle head – Sharjah Archaeology Authority

Material : Sandstone

Stone spindle head, still under study.Spinning wheels have been known on the shores of the Mediterranean since the fourth millennium BC. It can be of flat, spherical, conical or cylindrical shapes. It has various dimensions. And its existence refers to the craft of spinning plant and animal fibers to form yarns such as wool.

Stone Lion Lid 2

Mleiha- Sharjah
Pre-Islamic
Stone

Stone lid with lion-shaped knob for south Arabian beehive vessels. Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. 3rd century BCE - 1st century CE. Mleiha area 7. Calcite. Read More

Terracotta Head

Mleiha- Sharjah
Pre-Islamic
Ceramic

Pre-Islamic Terracotta Head, Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Sharjah Archaeology Authority. 1st C CE. Read More

19th Century Battle Inscription

Khor Fakkan - Sharjah
Nineteenth Century AD
Stone

A rock from Khor Fakkan, Sharjah, with an important inscription dating to the 19th century, reads as follows: “We took Khor Fakkan on Tuesday 8 ... Read More