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Green Glass Bottle, Dibba Al Hisn, Sharjah, 1st C. CEGlass was an important export product of the Mediterranean Roman world from the middle of the first century BCE onwards. Large quantities reached the Oman peninsula. This specimen was discovered in a communal tomb at Dibba al-Hisn (Sharjah Emirate) on the East coast of the Oman peninsula, together with glass unguentaria, Indian ivory combs, a Roman intaglio– luxury products that illustrate the importance of Dibba as a trading port.
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
Pre-Islamic Alabaster Jar Lid, Mleiha ML 5, Sharjah, UAE. In storage at the Sharjah Archaeology Authority. 250-150 BCE. Read More
Ceramic Jar from Tell Abraq, Sharjah, UAE. Dated to 2300 BCE, Bronze Age. Read More