CBS Register: Mrs. Hilpr. Nippur. Thin silver coin of an Abbasid ruler. 8th AD. Found with a large mass of other coins , on the west slop of Hill X, the ridge opposite the older Temple Library
Large cup. Heavy iridescent mottled turquoise glaze. Ring foot above which the base extends horizontally; nearly vertical sides, very wide overhanging rim; small loop handle from rim to body.Glazed
Small ring base, sides nearly vertical at rim; on the rim are three small loops for the holding the suspension chains; in two of these, links remain. The exterior surface of the sides bears an incised horizontal decoration encircling the vessel; and the interior of the base bears incised decoration in concentric circles.Incised
Concave base, fluted body with sides expanding to the shoulder; high neck with a wide trefoil rim. The upper part of the neck and the rim are decorated with horizontally applied glass threads. The vessel originally had one loop handle, now missing. Fragmentary and incomplete.
Light brown ware; disc base in center of which is impressed molded mark; no handle; circular body; short nozzle; impressed molded decoration on body of leaves/petals around the discus; on discus is obscure molded figure.
Black ware (dark brown matrix with a thick layer of black on the outside); ring base; high knob handle with the upper part missing; molded decoration of a deep circle around the body aperture with a deep lip around this circle which becomes the channel of the nozzle. Along the channel are three vertical lines. Starting from the handle and covering the sides of the lamp is a vine/scrolling pattern; channel nozzle.
Mottled yellow and light brown ware; wide, blackened nozzle; ring base; knob handle; molded decoration of two garlands extending from either side of the handle and surrounding the body aperture. They end at the beginning of the nozzle with two circles, one on each side. Between the circles are two scrolls and from the scrolls rises a beehive which reaches to the nozzle opening. The beehive is flanked by 6 circles, three on each side.
Brown ware with red wash; ring base; no handle; pointed projections at the sides of the body; long, narrow nozzle; molded decoration on the body of lines radiating from the body aperture.
Buff ware, red wash on upper surface; ovoid shaped body with pointed end; no nozzle; wick aperture blackened by use; impressed molded decoration of leaves along the sides of the body, there is also a line along the pointed end where it circles the wick aperture.
mottled brown and reddish brown ware; circular body with a high rim around the body aperture, undecorated, pared, long nozzle with incurving sides; broken into 5 pieces
Brown ware; slight ring base; knob handle; wide nozzle; molded decoration of three concentric circles forming the lip of the body aperture, around these are two garlands separated by the handle at the back and ending in front with two bunches of grapes (one at the end of each garland), grapes flank beginning of nozzle between grapes on nozzle is depicted a two-handled urn with its base resting on the lip of the body aperture and its top forming the edge of the nozzle aperture.
Brown ware with traces of light brown wash; ring base; molded decoration of a solid bands around the body aperture, last one has dots and there is a celtic-looking know on the nozzle; double wick hole in wide nozzle which is blackened by use.
Reddish brown ware, mottled black and brown slip; flat base; ribbed body; sides contracting to a flaring rim, most of which is missing; a loop handle (now missing) connected to the rim and the lower part of the body; slightly above the base is a long spout-shaped nozzle; lamp resembles beehive.
Light brown ware, traces of dark brown wash; knob handle; ring base with a knob in the middle of the base; nozzle missing but can see burned edge where the nozzle opening may have been, decorated with two concentric circles around the body aperture, beneath the circles is a plain band followed by a band of dots which is interrupted by the handle, there are two scrolls where the nozzle begins (one on each side) and the nozzle is decorated with little circles and a T-shaped design with darts pointing to the nozzle aperture and to the sides of the nozzle, like an ivy leaf.
Ring base, tiny knob handle, flat top, wide nozzle; molded decorations on the nozzle are two bunches of grapes and a herring bone/ garland on sides. Buff ware.
Grey ware; blackened channel nozzle; ring base, within base is a molded star; vertical conical handle; molded decoration of half medallions of concentric circles along the sides and two dots flanking two circles on the channel.
Light brown ware; long, wide nozzle contracting to the end blackened by use; ring base; semicircular body; deep lip around body aperture; molded decorated of thin, deep diagonal lines along the sides and a deep line which goes around the body aperture, down the middle of the nozzle and around the wick aperture.
Red ware; wide blackened nozzle; small ring base; knob handle with end now missing; molded decoration of a wavy line and dot pattern around the body aperture and diagonal lines along the sides of the lamp and the nozzle, and a circular pattern on the handle and the nozzle. Finally, there are three lines along the nozzle to resembe a channel nozzle and these lines are separated by two rows of dots.
Light brown ware, traces of red wash; circular body; knob handle; concave disc base; broken discus; short nozzle; molded decoration of faint serpentine lines on the sides which are now very worn.
Ring base, small knob handle, high body, wide nozzle; molded decoration; triangular decoration on nozzle. Buff ware, traces of red wash; nozzle blackened by use.
Brown ware, yellowish wash on upper surface; fragment of the discus of a lamp bearing a figure wearing a short skirt; his/her arms are out-stretched and in the right hand and he/she holds a bird/lion/camel/slain animal, on each side of the human figure's head is an illegible Greek inscription, the whole scene is bordered with a band of dots, the figure could be St. Menas, Cybele or the Near Eastern Master of the Animals motif.
Light brown ware, brown wash on upper surface; flat base; tiny knob handle; channel nozzle; molded decoration of scrolling vines and dots (grapes?) along the sides, down the middle of the channel is a criss-cross line pattern with dots in the middle of the diamond shapes created by the lines; wide body aperture.
Light brown ware, traces of brown wash; high knob handle; ring base within which is a molded decoration; channel nozzle; molded decoration consisting of a deep impressed line pattern on the sides and dots on the channel.
Brown ware, traces of red wash; short nozzle blackened by use; flat base in the center of which is an incised mark resembling a candle flanked on two sides by incised Greek letters, the letters on the left side of the mark are obscured while those on the right look like "WN"; circular body; impressed molded decoration on the body of a band of impressed dots and on the discus of leaves.
Rectangular, with a thin wall extending down one side of the width. This wall is peirced at one end in five places in an X pattern. A much thicker wall extends 2/3 of the length of the opposite side, leaving the corner opposite the piercings open.
Obv.: Heraclius I. Heraclius Constantine and Martina, crowned and holding globes, standing facing. Rev.: Large M. Above, ANNO. In the exergue, CON. Follis for year 16 (?).
Obv.: Bust of Tiberius II facing; wears consular robes; holds mappa in r. and eagle-tipped sceptre in l. Rev.: Large M, surmounted by a cross. On l., ANNO; on r., III.
CBS Register: lamp [is written over the word rython] fragment, brown enamelled, exquisite piece of art (250-200 BC, Parthian) Ex. first year's excavationsGlazed
Romano: "Overlifesized, frontal anthropomorphic relief head with asymmetrical features. Round face with large protruding eyes with sharp ridge above left eye and thick ridge for upper lid on right eye. Left eyeball protrudes with no indication of iris or pupil. Right eye is largely broken off but seems to be set lower. Very large bulbous nose with large drilled nostrils. Flattened gouge beneath nose. Thick parted lips with deep channel between. Rounded chin with cleft. On top of the head to the left side and separated from the forehead by a drilled channel are two protruding clumps covered with individual rounded raised elements, probably grape clusters. At the top of the head and behind the clusters is a flattened, slightly sloping finished surface. Back of the head is broken off; a roughly finished sloping surface survives at the top of the head on the proper left."
grey ware, black slip; disc base; no handle; circular body; long wide nozzle with incurving sides; the body is divided into three panels by raised bands with garland patterns on them. The bands extend from the body aperture to the keel. In each of the two side panels there is a rosette in relief while the rear panel (#3) contains the figure of a frong also in relief.