Ceramic Camel Figure, Mleiha, Sharjah

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A small but intriguing pottery fragment has been unearthed, featuring a camel silhouette expertly crafted into relief on its surface. The item could potentially be part of an intricately designed incense burner or a beautifully decorated vase. Archaeologists have pinpointed the discovery to the Mleiha area, dating it back to between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE. 604 high-quality images of this fascinating relic are now available for study and analysis. Utilizing advanced technology in Reality Capture, every detail has been meticulously processed - including alignment, scaling, modeling, cleaning, simplification, unwrapping, texturing, and meshing. We extend our gratitude to Dr. Bruno Overlaet for providing a detailed description of this captivating find. In the publication 'The Belgian Archaeological Excavations at Mleiha, Sharjah 2009', co-authored by E. Haerinck and B. Overlaet in the Annual Sharjah Archaeology volume 13 (2018), page 33-34, reference AV.P.027 is made to this significant archaeological discovery.