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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 in knobs, or hands / paws. They appear to have been popular in SE-Arabia (UAE and Oman). Several of these were deposited as burial goods in tombs at Mleiha (Sharjah, UAE). They can be generally dated from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century AD. This fragmentary vessel was discovered in 2013 in a plundered tomb at the Mleiha graveyard area AV zone Q and was restaured by Sharjah Archaeology Authority.
Soft stone or steatite vessel from the 2nd millennium BCE. Excavated from the site of Kalba. Dated to 1800 BC. Sharjah, UAE. Read More
Bronze Lion Foot, part of the Incense burner. Mleiha, Sharjah. 2nd century BCE. Sharjah, UAE. In storage at the Sharjah Archaeology Authority. Read More
Pre-Islamic disc shaped alabaster lid; the handle represents seated lion with centrally drilled hole. Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 2nd ... Read More