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Miscellaneous Objects

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	One of three copper buckets found on the Serçe Liman1 shipwreck. (slide# GW-2277) Photo: INA.		Drawing of the above copper bucket showing an undeciphered Kufic inscription around the rim. (slide# GW-2280) Photo: INA.
	A cylidrical copper box with a portion of the hinge for securing the missing lid. (slide# GW-2267) Photo: INA.		A brass pitcher. (slide# GW-2284) Photo: INA.
	A cast of one of four padlocks and it's key from the shipwreck. (slide# GW-2356) Photo: INA.		Another view of the cast of the above padlock and key. (slide# GW-2367) Photo: INA.
	Three padlocks found on the shipwreck. (slide# GW-3428) Photo: INA.		A filigree gold earing. (slide# GW-2417) Photo: INA.
	Group of jewelry from the shipwreck. (slide# GW-2430) Photo: INA.		A wooden delousing comb and scissors; part of the personal items found on the shipwreck. (slide# GW-2720) Photo: INA.
	Engraved bone spindle whorls. (slide# GW-2605) Photo: INA.		The spindle whirls found on the wreck were probably used to make line for the repairing of fish nets. (slide# GW-2613) Photo: INA.
	Some of the bones found on the shipwreck which suggest that pig, goat/sheep, and fish were probably consumed on board the ship. (slide# GW-2623) Photo: INA.		Various types of seeds indicating the consumption of olives, grapes, almonds, and sumac. (slide# GW-2630) Photo: INA.
	Orpiment. This trisulfide of arsenic has also been found on the Bozburun and Uluburun shipwrecks.  It's use on the Serçe Liman1 ship may have been as an ingredient for a depilatory. (slide# GW-2632) Photo: INA.		Among the cargo of the wreck were two rotary querns (handmills), each consisting of a set of two disk-shaped stones used for grinding grain into flour. One set of querns was being used as ballast, the others to support the spare anchors piled on the deck.(slide# GW-2634) Photo: INA.
	Some of the gaming pieces found on board the shipwreck. They included chess pieces from the stern area and a backgammon piece from the bow. (slide# GW-2686) Photo: INA.		Drawing of some of the chess pieces and a die from the shipwreck. (slide# GW-2702) Photo: INA.
	The two objects on the left and the one object in the upper right corner are wooden pulley sheaves. (slide# GW-2667) Photo: INA.		One group of pinebark fishnet floats. (slide# GW-2706) Photo: INA.
	Amphora stoppers. (slide# GW-2719) Photo: INA.