Afterlife

133. PAINTED URN
They found this clay vessel – in nr. 117 burial chamber – with black graphite paint on a red
background, under the rim of the chessboard pattern, in the lower third of the running
Meander pattern characteristic of the rich burial ceramics.

134. DISHES
These red painted, simply shaped miniature clay dishes could be paint holders or children
toys.

135. LID
This hand shaped burnt clay lid is decorated with pasted clay bumps, its pliers are broken
off.

138. BRONZE PLATES
It is likely that the girder wall of his burial chamber may have been decorated with these
hammered plates, which were decorated with Ponting and embossing.

139. BRONZE BAND
The 16 punched bronze plates were found in a burial chamber, they may have belonged
to a diadem or headband, and it showed the outstanding social title of the dead.

150. POT
They put into this clay pot in the tomb, the food they meant for the afterlife.

152. BONE CYLINDER
A cylinder made of deer antlers could have been a paint holder sealed with organic
matter; they filled the scratched designs with bitumen to be more visible.

155. CLAY BULL NOSES
The noses could belong to a clay bulls head, which may have been decorated a bigger
dish’s shoulder.

156. CLAY BULL AND BUCK HEADS
The red painted and graphite glazed bull and buck heads may have been decorated the
shoulders of bigger pots.

159-163. SPINDLE BUTTONS
The small pierced spindle button shaped clay beads could be plummets at the end of a
bobbin wand, the buttons belong to the clothing, ankle braces or children”s toys.

167. BOWL
They used this carefully shaped small vessel with a graphite glaze that evokes the shine
of metal vessels at a funeral ceremony.

169. BOWL
These thin walled short clay bowls occurred in tombs and on settlements.

218. COPY OF A BRONZE STATUE
Maybe this small bronze figure blowing a double flute was a part of a burial sculpture
group, on its leg the hole shows that it was attached to something.

219. CLAY BUCKET
This clay bucket mimics a contemporary metal vessel which occurred in noble persons
tombs, its form suggests that they used it to stir wine.

264. PIERCED SHEEP BONES
They pierced the sheeps interestingly shaped astragalus so they could wear it strung on
the neck.

265. BULL HEAD
They may have expressed strength, power, title with animal- and bull head on a burial
dish.

266. BIRD SHAPED DISH ORNAMENT
The birdie may have decorated a dish or lid, maybe it forms a waterfowl.