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<rdf:Description rdf:about="https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1114">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Rowel-hilt knife]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ancient &amp; Classical]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[An elaborate geometrically-decorated knife; it has a complex openwork pommel in the shape of a wheel, with five spokes projecting out of a ring-shaped piece of metal with bands of striations; the central section of the pommel bears another striated cell with turquoise inlay in the center; the hilt of the knife is hollow, with a slot possibly for wrapping leather or fabric; the hilt is also decorated with a geometric pattern, including a zig-zag at the end nearest the pommel, and a pattern of incised parallel diagonal lines surrounding the central slot; there is a transverse ridge separating the hilt from the blade, which projects on the lower (cutting) edge of the knife.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1300-1100 BCE]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze, turquoise inlay]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[12 1/2&quot; L x 1 7/8&quot; W x 1&quot; D]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2015.2.1]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1115">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Knife with ibex-head pommel and malachite]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ancient &amp; Classical]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A bronze knife embellished with a pommel in the shape of the head of an ibex (a wild goat); the eyes and nostrils of the creature are inlaid with turquoise, and the horns arch back to touch the neck of the animal behind the ear; a second loop in the shape of a stylized bird head was added as a suspension device, curving from the snout of the ibex to the handle of the knife; the hilt of the knife is further embellished with a series of indented parallel lines and small triangles; a transverse ridge exists, separating the hilt from the blade and projecting on the cutting edge of the knife]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1300 BCE]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[12 5/8&quot; L x 2&quot; W x 3/8&quot; D]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2015.2.2]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1116">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Rowel-hilt knife]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ancient &amp; Classical]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[An elaborate geometrically-decorated knife; it has a complex openwork pommel in the shape of a wheel, with five spokes projecting out of a ring-shaped piece of metal with bands of striations; the central section of the pommel bears another striated cell with turquoise inlay in the center; the hilt of the knife is hollow, with a slot possibly for wrapping leather or fabric; the hilt is also decorated with a geometric pattern, including a zig-zag at the end nearest the pommel, and a pattern of incised parallel diagonal lines surrounding the central slot; there is a transverse ridge separating the hilt from the blade, which projects on the lower (cutting) edge of the knife.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1300-1100 BCE]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze, turquoise inlay]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[12 3/8&quot; L x 1 7/8&quot; W x 1&quot; D]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2015.2.3]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1117">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Implement: Curved implement with rattle and jingling pendants]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ancient &amp; Classical]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A curving implement with a rattle at one end, and five pendants attached along its length; the object is made up of a slender curving rod that tapers to a slender point on one end; on the opposite end is attached the spherical rattle, with metal sphere still intact inside; the five pendants hang from loops along the length of the object; the piece is decorated with a geometric pattern of small incised lines running most of the length of the piece, from the first loop to the last.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1300-1100 BCE]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[7 3/8&quot; L x 1 3/4&quot; W x 1/4&quot; D]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2015.2.4]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1118">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Needle case]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ancient &amp; Classical]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A small box-shaped rectangular awl case or needle case; the front and back of the piece are ornamented with an openwork pattern depicting three stylized (possibly feline) creatures in profile; each animal is decorated with a pattern of dots within raised circles on the eye, shoulder, haunch, paws, and tail tip; the sides of the case are ornamented with a pattern of geometric indented circles.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[600-500 BCE]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[4 3/8&quot; L x 3/8&quot; Diameter]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2015.2.5]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1119">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Awl case with deer]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ancient &amp; Classical]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A cylindrical awl case ornamented with deer images in raised relief; the case is separated into six registers running around the circumference of the case, each of which is separated by pairs of narrow raised ridges; the register on either end of the piece is plain, and the inner four are decorated with the stylized deer images; the deer are all portrayed in profile, with upraised heads and standing of the tips of their hooves; the shoulders and haunches of the creatures are marked by spirals.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[800-700 BCE]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Cast bronze, copper alloy]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[5 1/2&quot; L x 1&quot; W x 7/8&quot; Diameter]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2015.2.6]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1120">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Awl case with openwork]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ancient &amp; Classical]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A decorated cylindrical openwork awl case; it is ornamented with five bands of oval openings, each band framed by thin, thread-like ridges in raised relief on the surface of the piece.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[600-500 BCE]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[5 3/8&quot; L x 7/8&quot; Diameter]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2015.2.7]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1121">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Spoon with two birds]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ancient &amp; Classical]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A tiny oval spoon ornamented with two confronted bird figures on the handle; the handle of the spoon is stub-like, with a hollow transverse bar atop it, and the birds perching on this bar.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[800-600 BCE]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Cast bronze, copper alloy]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[1 1/2&quot; L x 5/8&quot; W]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2015.2.8]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1122">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Implement: Ritual implement with reptilian head]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ancient &amp; Classical]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A slightly curved blade-like ritual implement, sometimes referred to as a bi; it has a rounded blade tip, two curled metal pieces forming the guard where the blade and hilt connect, and a reptilian-head ornament capping the end of the hilt; the hilt itself is ornamented with an openwork geometric pattern, originally inlaid with turquoise, and with several small pieces of the turquoise remaining; there is a movable tab-like piece of metal attached within the two halves of the reptilian head.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1300-1100 BCE]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze, turquoise inlay]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[12 1/4&quot; L x 1 1/4&quot; W]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2015.2.9]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://miamiuniversityartmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1123">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Ornament: Ear or head ornament]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Ancient &amp; Classical]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A small ear, head, or hair ornament; it is a J-shaped pointed implement that tapers downward to a curved point, with three tiny hollow projections that would once have held inlay on one side and a stylized ram&#039;s head ornament at the opposite end of the piece; it is decorated with several incised parallel lines along the length of the ornament, and there are jagged tooth-like projections along the same side of the object as the fittings for inlay.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[1300-1100 BCE]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bronze]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[3 1/2&quot; L x 1 1/2&quot; W]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[2015.2.10]]></dcterms:identifier>
</rdf:Description></rdf:RDF>