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Manuscript2988/1

Qur'an leaf, in Kufic script on vellum. The script is in dark brown ink on parchment, with seven lines per page. The vocalization is rendered in red dots, and single verse divisions are marked with triangular clusters of six gold discs. Fifth verse divisions are marked with a solidly coloured Kufic letter ha in gold (representing the number 5 in the abjad system), outlined in black. Tenth verse divisions are marked with an illuminated cusped roundel formed by interlacing gold and white bands decorated with elegant scrolls and dots containing the exact verse count – in this case thalathun (thirty) – on gold Kufic script on a reserved central space.

Culture
Western Asia ?
Made in
Iran ?; Iraq ? or Syria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants964/1

Dark blue pants with embroidery. The pants have a wide waistband with gold drawstring. The large gusset is even with pant leg openings, creating a skirt-like effect. There is light blue embroidery on the sides around the pocket slits and down the centre front in geometric and floral motifs. There are vertical blue lines. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Syrian
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Syria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Oil Lamp2569/19

Terra cotta oil lamp in the shape of a squashed teardrop; round holes at tip of spout and centre of top. Top is decorated with pattern of lines. Some pencil marks and a foot ring on the underside.

Culture
Near East
Material
clay
Made in
Syria ? or Palestine ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coin2189/203

Silver denarius coin. Obverse: Bareheaded, draped bust of Geta, right facing. Reverse: Minerva, helmeted and standing left, holding spear in left hand and leaning on shield.

Culture
Roman
Material
silver metal
Made in
Al Ladhiqiyah, Syria and Laodicea ad Mare, Syria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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EwerCj52

Blue-green, hexagonal, glass ewer with short neck and pinched pouring end which are thicker than the body. Handle on neck has deep green lines; herring bone design on two sides of body; small triangles on two sides; three large triangles vertically placed with circle in centre on other two sides. All sides are slightly convex. Previously broken and repaired.

Culture
Roman
Material
glass
Made in
Syria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarletM3.41

Small dark blue jar with yellow and blue design. The elongated body is rounded at the shoulders and narrows towards the base. The base is a small bead with a flat bottom. The neck is slender and cylindrical leading to a round splayed rim. Two small loop handles are attached to the neck and the shoulders. The jar has a ribbed zigzag design across the body in light blue, yellow and white. There is also yellow around the rim and base. Possibly an amphorisko (ancient vessel used to contain cosmetics, oils and perfumes).

Culture
Near East ?
Material
glass
Made in
Syria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FlaskM3.55

Translucent honey-coloured flask. The body is pear-shaped body with a flat bottom. The neck is short and cylindrical. The mouth is wide but inside the neck is another, smaller opening. The rim is widely splayed and folded outwards, upward, and inwards. There are 12 pinched out vertical ribs on body from below shoulder to just above bottom.

Culture
Near East
Material
glass
Made in
Syria ? or Palestine ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarletM3.43

Miniature jar of translucent beige-coloured glass with two handles. The jar has an ovoid body with a concave bottom. The shoulders are slightly concave and the neck is cylindrical. The rim is splayed and folded outwards, upwards and inwards forming a flat horizontal ring. There are two thin flat drawn handles from the rim to shoulders. The handles are drawn up over the rim to form thumb pieces.

Culture
Near East
Material
glass
Made in
Syria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FlaskM3.46

Translucent blue flask with white-yellow spiral design. The body is spherical with a flat bottom. The neck is slender and cylindrical leading to a thick round rim. The rim is splayed and folded outwards, upwards and inwards. A white-yellow thread, applied in a molten state, is wound horizontally around the body getting progressively thicker from the shoulder to the base. There is a blob of white-yellow glass on the shoulder at the beginning of the design.

Culture
Near East
Material
glass
Made in
Syria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugM3.40

Jug of transparent light yellow glass with a brown handle. Rim splayed outward horizontally (folded outwards, upwards, and inwards). Rim is uneven. Short, downwards widening neck. Ovoid body with knobbed bottom. Vertical drawn ribbon handle from rim to shoulder with a piece of glass joining the mouth to the shoulder below the top of the handle. Decoration on sides in three friezes; top, narrow vertical fluting; middle, volute pattern; bottom, narrow vertical fluting.

Culture
Near East
Material
glass
Made in
Syria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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