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1st century BC – 1st century AD. copper Tetradrachm (12g.)– Obverse: smooth and lightly rounded side. – Reverse: extremely schematic representation of Shamash sitting on the left on a stool, with paralleled legs. In his left hand he holds a long sceptre and in his right hand an eagle . On the right side, vertically few spears and a ring recalling a (Greek?) inscription. Behind the head of the character, a ring. In front of him, on the left side, a big south-Arabic shin.” Pre-Islamic , Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE.
Bronze Age soft stone jewellery box decorated with dotted circles., Jebel al-Buhais, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 2nd millenium BCE. Read More
Small Roman glass vase from the site of Dibba al-Hisn, in Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesThe bottle was found in a Roman-Parthian period tombdating to the ... Read More
Bronze Age small pottery jar of Mesopotamian type ware. Jebel al-Faya, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 3rd millenium BCE. Read More