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Bride's head-dress in tapestry. Profusely decorated with beads and coins. In use in villages in mountains. Bulgaria or Yugoslavia?

Turkish stamps, one hundred and nine, surcharged with the Albanian double-headed eagle after Albania declared her independence on November 28th, 1912.

Spindle whorl, decorated with floral and geometric designs, and figures of birds, in boxwood. Used in spinning.

Figure of Ptah-Sokar in green glazed ware.

Figure of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, originally painted, gilded and inscribed, crown missing, hawk in front

Figure of Ta-Urt or Taweret standing, on base that has incised inscription signifying: 'the beautiful Ta-Urt within heaven leader of the gods. Come thou to Thebes with the breath of life. Create all laws with the law of life and death in thy grasp.'

Figure of frog in green glazed ware, perforated for suspension.

Figure of a ram in blue glazed ware, ring for suspension. Reid (1912): 'The ram was sacred to Khnemu, god of Elephantine, and to Amen, god of Thebes. It was also worshipped at Mendes.'

Figure of Khnemu or Khnum in blue glazed ware, perforated for suspension. Reid (1912): ' Khnemu ... was represented as moulding man out of clay on a potter's wheel'.

Sistrum handle (imperfect) with head of Hathor on each side, in blue glazed ware. Hathor was represented as a cow or as a woman with cow's ears.