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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 51262, member: 37"]This is something I ran across that I have had packed away for years. These came from Syria many years ago. Unfortunately, the pot broke in transport but, consequently, all the pieces are there. I have another intact one packed away somewhere. The two pottery heads are quite small. About 2" and 1" respectively. The larger one is broken off from a body while the smaller one is entirely as made. </p><p><br /></p><p>My understanding is that these were dug well over 50 years ago. I assume they came from Syria but suppose they could have come from some other surrounding country. I also assume these are burial offerings but have no first hand knowledge of that. I did not purchase these.</p><p><br /></p><p>My research shows that the heads are probably offerings but am not sure of the cultural background. I found some from Israel that were similar and even more that had strange bird/fish-like features. The strange featured ones seemed to be related to pagan cult worship and, right now, I can't remember the name. I really did not find any context for the more normal featured ones. The pot probably contained food offerings. Besides sand, there were some tiny bones inside that may have come from a bird or other small animal.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess my questions are whether or not we can come up with any cultural context or age for these. I am not quite sure what to do with these. I will most likely keep the heads for now. The pot needs a better home for it than I can provide. Should I try to reassemble it? If so, what kind of glue should I use? Are these of any interest to a museum without verifiable context?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any and all input on this!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12934[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]12935[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12936[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 51262, member: 37"]This is something I ran across that I have had packed away for years. These came from Syria many years ago. Unfortunately, the pot broke in transport but, consequently, all the pieces are there. I have another intact one packed away somewhere. The two pottery heads are quite small. About 2" and 1" respectively. The larger one is broken off from a body while the smaller one is entirely as made. My understanding is that these were dug well over 50 years ago. I assume they came from Syria but suppose they could have come from some other surrounding country. I also assume these are burial offerings but have no first hand knowledge of that. I did not purchase these. My research shows that the heads are probably offerings but am not sure of the cultural background. I found some from Israel that were similar and even more that had strange bird/fish-like features. The strange featured ones seemed to be related to pagan cult worship and, right now, I can't remember the name. I really did not find any context for the more normal featured ones. The pot probably contained food offerings. Besides sand, there were some tiny bones inside that may have come from a bird or other small animal. I guess my questions are whether or not we can come up with any cultural context or age for these. I am not quite sure what to do with these. I will most likely keep the heads for now. The pot needs a better home for it than I can provide. Should I try to reassemble it? If so, what kind of glue should I use? Are these of any interest to a museum without verifiable context? Thanks for any and all input on this! [ATTACH=full]12934[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12935[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12936[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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