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Period : Pre-Islamic
Material : Ceramic
Height : 16 cm
Diameter : 15 cm
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Chalice, or drinking cup, with stylized scorpions. Reportedly imported in the 1st century CE from Iran to the site of Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. MLH8-01.


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