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Roman Blue-Glass Cinerary Urn from Luguvalium
Roman blue-glass cinerary urn, from Luguvalium (Botchergate, Carlisle), 1st century CE. Carlisle Cathedral. Burning the body after death and keeping the bones and ashes in the cineraria (funerary urns) was a deeply rooted cultural tradition...
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Stela of Kulamuwa with Phoenician Inscription
Plaster mould of a stela found in Sam'al (modern Zincirli, Turkey), dated to 825 BCE. It shows king Kulamuwa alongside a long inscription in Phoenician writing. In his left hand, the king holds a lotus in his left hand and four divine symbols...
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Jezebel
Jezebel (d. c. 842 BCE) was the Phoenician Princess of Sidon who married Ahab, King of Israel (r. c. 871 - c. 852 BCE) according to the biblical books of I and II Kings, where she is portrayed unfavorably as a conniving harlot who corrupts...
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Phoenician Bronze Bowl from Nimrud
Over 150 bronze bowls were found in a palace at the city of Nimrud. These bowls were made in Phoenicia (modern-day Lebanese and Syrian coasts), and were brought to Nimrud as tribute or booty by one of the kings who campaigned in the west...
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Roman Glass Perfume Containers
Roman spherical perfume containers in coloured glass. 1st-2nd century CE. Provenance unknown. (Archaeological Museum of Pavia, Italy).
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Roman Coloured Glass Perfume Bottles
Roman glass perfume bottles from Tarentum, southern Italy. 1st-2nd century CE. (National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, Italy)
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Roman Glass Kantharos
A Roman glass kantharos. 1st-2nd century CE. Provenance unknown. (Archaeological Museum of Pavia, Italy).
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Roman Two-handled Glass cup
Roman glass two-handled cup. 1st-2nd century CE. Provenance unknown. (Archaeological Museum of Pavia, Italy).
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Roman Opaque Glass Perfume Bottle
Roman glass perfume bottle. 1st-2nd century CE. Provenance unknown. (Archaeological Museum of Pavia, Italy).
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Roman Glass Two-handled Cup
Roman glass two-handled cup. 1st-2nd century CE. Provenance unknown. (Archaeological Museum of Pavia, Italy).