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Rare black-glazed Rhodian amphora
Rare black-glazed Rhodian wine amphora discovered in Tomb of Amud FA-5 at Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE.Rhodian amphorae were popular burial goods at Mleiha from the early ... Read More
Scorpion Chalice
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. Read More
Incense burner 1
Incense burner from Mleiha site, 3 -2 centuries B.C. Read More
Jingdezhen Porcelain
Chinese blue and white dish. This is a porcelain plate from the famous ceramic works in Jingdezhen, in northeastern Jiangxi province, a region of southeastern ... Read More
Pre-Islamic male figurine wearing turban
Pre-Islamic terra-cotta figurine represents a lying man wearing turban. Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 1st Century CE. Read More
Pre-Islamic male figurine wearing turban
Pre-Islamic terra-cotta figurine represents a man with a turban., Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 1st Century CE. Read More
Glazed Ceramic
Green glazed jar. 2nd-3rd century CE from the Mleiha “Palace”, Sharjah, UAE. 2nd-3rd Century CE. Sophie Méry and Michel Mouton. 2018:66, figure upper right. 588 ... Read More
Ceramic Jar 18
Glazed ceramic jar. 1st Century CE. Specimen from the collection excavated from a communal tomb of the Roman-Parthian period in Dibba Al Hisn, Sharjah. Read More
Amulet of the dwarf God “Pataikos”
Amulet of the dwarf God “Pataikos”, son of Ptah, Creator-God of the craftsmen. Worshiped at Memphis, ancient Egypt 1070-656 BCE. Found at Mleiha. Iron-Age Small ... Read More
Pre-Islamic Chalice
Pre-Islamic conical cup elegantly decorated with an ibex motif. Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 3rd Century CE. Read More
Pre-Islamic Scarabold seal, hieroglyphics
Pre-Islamic Scarabold seal with hieroglyphic inscriptions, Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 3rd - 2nd Century BCE. Read More
Pre-Islamic Amphora handle 2
Pre-Islamic upper part of a handle from a Greek Amphora stamped, with its maker’s name (Apollonios). Imported from Rhodes., Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in ... Read More