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Pre-Islamic Silver Coin, Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. “1st century BC – 1st century AD. Tetradrachm (15 g.). Imitating Alexander the Great. Obverse: Stylized head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress; “wart” on cheek . Revese: Figure seated right, left arm extended, holding scepter in right hand; on right arm, horse standing left; date-palm and cone-shaped object (obelisk?) in right field, “”Abi’el”” in Aramaic in outer right field, tri-fluked anchor behind figure.”
Pre-Islamic amphora handle with a stamp bearing the name of “Temordous”. , Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 2nd Century BCE-3rd ... Read More
Neolithic Stone Biface, Jebel al-Faya, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 6th-5th millenium BCE. Read More
Fragment of a wine amphora from the Greek island Rhodes. The handle bears a stamp with the name of a yearly elected official. Written around ... Read More