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Doll, Harriet Tubman
Doll depicting Harriet Tubman. African American female with red scarf with floral print, blue jacket, black skirt, carrying pouch and rifle.
Starting in the 1960s, I. Roberta Bell, a Chicago school teacher, created a set of 26 dolls to help teach…
Starting in the 1960s, I. Roberta Bell, a Chicago school teacher, created a set of 26 dolls to help teach…
Tags: 20th Century, African American History, Armaments, Art, Black, Blue, Children, Clay, Clothing, Hair, History, Illinois, Imagery, North America, People, Red, School, Toys, United States, White, Women's History, Wood
Flask, Pilgrim
Flat circular body; short narrow neck flaring to rim; one handle (round in section) attached at shoulder and rim. Both faces of vessel have relief decoration (tortoise?) Ceramic.
Handle, Frying Pan
Terracotta handle in form of horse's head.
Elongated face with modelled nose, mouth, eyes, ears and mane. Enlarged collar behind mane. Handle section with series of parallel incisions.
Elongated face with modelled nose, mouth, eyes, ears and mane. Enlarged collar behind mane. Handle section with series of parallel incisions.
Jar, Aryballos
Miniature one-handled jar (jug) otherwise known as an aryballos: a small bottle with globular body and narrow neck and often used by athletes to contain oil.
This aryballos has a slightly concave base, ovid body; short neck; out-splayed rim; one…
This aryballos has a slightly concave base, ovid body; short neck; out-splayed rim; one…
Lamp Filler, Guttus
Ring base; short foot; flat globular body; one strap ring handle attached at shoulder; high tubular spout with flaring neck; two incised circles on lip; sides of body fluted; floral motif in relief on discus; beige clay with black matte paint.
Sherd, Rim
Ceramic terra sigillata rim sherd.
Terracotta paste with red "glaze" (caused by only one oxidizing firing stage) decorative motif in relief of a Bacchic scene portion of a male figure and grapes.
Terracotta paste with red "glaze" (caused by only one oxidizing firing stage) decorative motif in relief of a Bacchic scene portion of a male figure and grapes.
Tags: 1st Century, 1st Century BCE, Archeology, Ceramics, Classical Antiquity, Clay, Containers, Europe, Food, Fruit, Imagery, Red, Vessels
Tessera
Ceramic tessera.
Almost square with a scalloped top. The decorative motifs, on both sides, are in relief and consist of: on the obverse, a man reclining surrounded by a frame border and an arch on top, and what may be letters at base; on the…
Almost square with a scalloped top. The decorative motifs, on both sides, are in relief and consist of: on the obverse, a man reclining surrounded by a frame border and an arch on top, and what may be letters at base; on the…
Tags: 2nd Century, Archeology, Art, Asia, Brown, Ceramics, Ceremonial, Classical Antiquity, Clay, Communication, Imagery, People, Plants, Roman, Syria, Tan
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Boat, Model
Small reed model boat depicting life-size ones utilized on Lake Titicaca.