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Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Mid grey in colour. Unifacial retouching present on the ventral surface along both lateral margins.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Unifacial reworking present along one lateral margin, and bifacial retouching along the other lateral margin.

Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and light orange in colour. Cortex present at the proximal end of the proper left lateral margin. Bifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin, and unifacial reworking on the dorsal surface of the proper right lateral margin.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Mid grey and mid orange in colour. Unifacial retouching on the dorsal surface of the proper left lateral margin, and on the ventral surface of the proper right lateral margin.

Silcrete core. Mid grey and mid brown in colour. Cortex present.

Alexander the Great succeeded his father as king of Macedonia and when he was only twenty he unified and led a League of Greek city states in a war against the Persian Empire. He conquered a vast empire spreading Greek civilisation to Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran (Persia), Afghanistan and northwest India, where the influence of Greek art is still evident. Alexander the Great died in 323 BC, aged only 32 or 33, so his image is always of a young man. This marble head is a rare portrait of Alexander from the Persian part of his empire (Parthian Kish). It is not known what sort of monument the portrait decorated. Alexander's image was repeatedly changed into the current style of the time, and this practice allows us to date this head to about 200 BC. The upswept hair and the turn of the head were typical of his portraits. Marble. Approximately 200 BC

This head of a woman was once believed to be part of a figure from one of the sculptured frieze panels decorating the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens. It is now recognised that the type of marble and the style of carving indicate a different origin. The current thought is that this head may be a later Roman copy from the late 1 st century BC or early 1 st century AD.

Broken slate knife. Distal end remaining. Surface is grounded on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

This replica represents Gudea who ruled from the Sumerian city of Lagash and was known for his wise administration, devotion to peace and patronage of the arts.

The laborious process of making stone vases was learned in Egypt and practised in Crete from 2500 BC onwards.

The laborious process of making stone vases was learned in Egypt and practised in Crete from 2500 BC onwards.

Marble lug-handled pedestal vase. Cycladic Islands (Aegean Sea)