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Thick, gilded disc with an incised profile of an animal head with ears, a long muzzle, an extended tongue, and two serrated horns or crests. The eye outline and pupil are oval-shaped. There are five incised squares beside the ear. The design fits inside a circular, incised border. There is a hole above the head near the border. The back is undecorated.
Small round gourd container (parts a), extensively incised with patterns burned with semi-circular design running along the top edge. Parallel lines run from collar to base with a circle detailed at the bottom. Gourd is pale orange with black markings. Circular, disc shaped, basketry lid (part b); small handle made of a thick piece of leather.
Knife with hand made blade and hide sheath (part b). The knife blade is sharpened on both sides and has a carved bone and pewter handle that is drilled and riveted. Both the blade and handle are incised with an inscription. The sheath is laced with fibre.
Animal horn instrument. The horn is wrapped with leather at the base and carved with eight grooves at the tip. A hole is bored through to the centre from the outside midway between the leather and the tip.
Mottled wood shaft cut and re-joined near the mid-section. Several notches cut below the join. Black iron leaf-shaped spearhead flattened at the base and hammered around the shaft. Iron point of butt similarly attached and secured with two coils of iron band. Shaft below spearhead decorated with flattened brass and incised geometric design.
Ninety-three blue-green beads of various shapes strung on monofilament. Many beads are irregular and have been drilled more than once--several show signs they were cut from a stone that was drilled improperly.
Male figure in a crawling position with weapon-like object in hand on the left. Figure wears elaborate jewelry and costume.
Four-armed male figure standing on a lotus base. Wears coiled headpiece with a sun and moon on either side. Upper hand on right holds a trident; lower hand on right, a handled pot; upper hand on left, a serpent, and lower hand on left, a drum. Minimal jewelry. Base roughly sealed with copper sheet, with floral design incised in centre.
Horse standing on a square-tiered base. Livery is denoted by braided wire and incising. Single row of four beads on each side of tail. Post on saddle, which probably held a rider, is broken. Squared loops on base near hind legs probably held ornaments.
Four-armed female (a) standing on prone male body which is lying on an animal skin. Female, tongue hanging out, wears a crown with an attached peacock feather ornament (e). A curved knife (c) fits into her upper hand on the right. A human head (d) with a point fits into her lower hand on the right. She wears a garland of skulls (b). Prone figure wears a headpiece with skulls and has a snare around its neck. Holds attributes in each hand.