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Im. 1: (1 (Α, B, C, D, E): Shrew bones found in the Ibis burials at Saqqara catacombs, Egypt. Im. 2: Bone of rat from same burial. Im. 3 A, B: Butterfly of the Belenois Aurota species, from the coast of Syria. Im. 4 A, B: Butterfly of the Colotis fausta species from the coast of Syria. Im. 5 A, B: Leaden tablet bearing inscription in Greek, from Beirut. Im. 6, 7: Amulets in cylindrical shape made of red jasper (6) and serpentine (7) bought by Olivier in Sanliurfa.

Tags: Animal burials / Ibis catacombs (Saqqara), Animals, Art and antiquities, Butterflies, Charms, Egypt, Egyptian antiquities, Funerary practices, Inscriptions, Lebanon, Natural environment, Rats, Şanlıurfa / Urfa / anc. Edessa -Antiochia Kallirrhoe -, Saqqara, Syria, Turkey

Bronze lamp from Thessaloniki (Α). Bronze lamp from Aleppo (Β). Mirror's frame (C). Decorative mask from Aleppo (D). Ring from Aleppo (Ε). Statue from Aleppo (F). Signet from Beirut (G). Clay head of the Hellenistic deity Harpocrates from Egypt (Η). Charm from Egypt (Ι). Several charms from Egypt.

Tags: Aleppo, Art and antiquities, Charms, Egypt, Everyday objects / Domestic utensils and vessels, Greece, Harpocrates, Jewellery, Macedonia, Mirrors, Oil lamps, Rings, Sculptures, Stamps and signets, Syria, Thessaloniki

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