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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.
A silver tetradrachm coin from Mleiha. Obverse: smooth and lightly rounded side. Reverse: Zeus half draped and crossed legs is sitting on the left on ... Read More
Alabaster Vase No. 14 of 47, from cache, Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. The find was made by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority. 2nd-3rd Century CE. Read More
Green glazed vessels such as this vase with ornamental handles were imported from Southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). The lower parts of the handles sometimes end ... Read More