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Northern dynasties, 4-6^th centuries

L81cm；W33cm

The floral roundels were embroidered with silk threads in blue, beige, brown and other colors on tabby ground. The flowers are either in six or four petals, indicating that it has been randomly produced.

This small figurine representing an elephant and his mahout is from Meroë and dates to the Meroitic period. The animal proudly stands on four legs, ears flapping away from the face, and the trunk slightly bent back between two massive tusks- wait for the order to advance. A ring attached to the mahout’s head was used to suspend the object. The fact that he holds a shield shows us that we have here a war elephant.

The jars have a curved mouth, convex belly and a round bottom, with caramel and honeysuckle colored figures and flower-dots arranged haphazardly on a pale material.

Height: 8.5cm, caliber: 12.5cm, bottom diameter: 7.5cm

Excavated from the site of the West Market

Deir Mar Elian al-Sheikh is located in Al-Qaryatain, a city in the Syrian Desert steppes. It is located on the road between Damascus and Palmyra which leads to the Islamic palace of Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi and the Roman dam of Kherbaqa. Al-Qaryatain is strategically positioned for trade routes and pilgrim routes, with Damascus to the south, Palmyra to the north-east, and Hawaren village and the bath of Abu Rabah, Sadad and Homs to the west. It formed an important station on the road of the commercial caravans between Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean Coast.

Some 28 tons of Chinese coins from various historical periods were lifted. They ranged from Huoquan coins, issued in A.D. 14 during the short-lived Xin Dynasty founded by Wang Mang, to Yuan Dynasty currencies such as Zhida Tongbao and Dayuan Tongbao, both minted in 1310.

Provenance: Dodeok-do, Bangchuk-ri, Jido-myeon, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do

Materials: Copper Alloy

Accession Number: Sinan 7232