Casas Grandes Jar

Casas Grandes jar in the Ramos Polychrome style which balances red and black solid parts and liner elements. A few pieces of the rim and below the shoulder are cracked and/or missing.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Anasazi Bowl

Anasazi bowl in a white to light gray color with three hatched triangles on the interior. The outside of the bowl is a dark brown color with marks radiating from several vertical lines.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Log Splitting Wedge

Iron log splitting wedge with a slight curl on the hammer end.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Beaded Pouch

Long leather pouch with fringe and beaded details and a thin shoulder strap. The beading includes a repeating yellow, green, and black triangle pattern surrounded by blue.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hand Adze

Hand adze used for woodworking with a dull cutting edge.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin from the Reign of Roman emperor Tiberius

Roman coin of Tiberius showing on the obverse the deified head right with an uncertain image (due to heavy wear) on reverse.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin commemorating Roman emperor Caracalla

Commemorative coin of two right-facing portraits within a border of dots on the obverse and reverse sides. One of the men is shown in a laurel crown while the other wears a helmet.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin from Rome of Claudius Drusus

Roman coin of Tiberius Claudius Drusus (Claudius I) head right with a figure holding long torch in right hand and a cornucopia in the left on reverse.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin of Tiberius from the Lugdunum mint

Roman coin of Tiberius who is on the obverse, laureate head right with the inscription TI CAESAR AVGVST F IMPERAT VII; on the reverse is the front elevation of the Alter of Lugdunum with the inscription ROM ET AVG.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin of Roman emperor Trajan Decius Caismessius Quintas

Coin of Roman emperor Trajan Decius Caismessius Quintas that bears on the obverse a faint portrait head right and an uncertain image on reverse.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Silver dirham of Emperor Khosrau II

Coin from the Sassanian Empire in Persia, showing a profile bust of Khosrau II with two standing figures and symbols on reverse.
Date: [0560..0600]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin from the byzantine Empire of Nicaea

Coin from the Byzantine Empire of Nicaea of an unknown emperor standing facing front with uncertain objects. Estimated date of ca. 1258 CE.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin of Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius

Coin of Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius showing on the obverse laureate head right; the reverse has the inscription SC across the fields in the center of which is Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin of Hadrian from Britain

Roman coin of Hadrian on the obverse shown bust right; on the reverse is the goddess Piety, seated. This coin was found in a cache near Hadrian's wall in Great Britain.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Modern counterfiet of a coin from Macedon of Alexander the Great

This is a modern cast counterfeit of a tetradrachm from Macedon from the reign of Alexander the Great. The originals were minted ca. 336-323 BCE. The obverse shows Heracles facing right wearing a lion-skin headdress. The reverse shows Zeus seated left, holding an eagle and sceptre with a torch in the left field. Very faint to the right of the seated figure is ALEXANDROU, Alexander. Since Alexander's program of hellenization through hegemony included common coinage, this example is as much a testimony to his military and political power as it is a method of economic exchange. For this reason, and due its high historic value, it is a common target of counterfeiters. The tell-tale sign of forgery in this case is evidence of casting; the original coins were struck from blanks.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coin of Ptolemy VI from Egypt

Coin from the Kingdom of Egypt that bears on the obverse the laureate head of Zeus Ammon, right; on the reverse is an eagle standing left on a thunderbolt.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ax Head

Iron ax head with a broad cutting edge and a hollow opening at the base to allow for the missing handle. The iron is slightly rusted all over.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blacksmith Tongs

Iron blacksmith tongs that are hinged at the top with a short jaw.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Corn Husk Broom

Scrubbing broom with a handle made by threading corn husks through holes in a wooden block.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Native American Pipe

Native American smoking pipe made from wood with a metal pipe bowl. The bottom side of the pipe has been stained red.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two Handle Draw Knife

Vintage draw knife with two wooden handles and a straight blade that is slightly rusty.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fluting Iron

Fluting iron used to press clothing, specifically those with pleats, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The machine is iron, with brass rollers and a wooden handle.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Blacksmith Pliers

Iron blacksmith pliers that are hinged with a box joint.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ox Shoes

Ox shoes mounted to a block of wood below a description of where the shoes were found and a history of oxen use in the mining industry.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History