Stone Lion Lid, Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE

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Stone lid with lion-shaped knob from south Arabian beehive vessels found in Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE, dating back to the 3rd century BCE to 1st century CE period. Located in the Mleiha area, this calcite artifact is extensively documented in Overlaet's 2018 publication on pages 20 and 22, specifically in Figure 14 and description of CAT number 12. The lid has been cataloged as Catalogue No. M5-7\486. A total of 486 photos were captured using Reality Capture technology, where the object was completely processed through various stages including alignment, scaling, modeling, cleaning, simplification, unwrapping, texturing, and meshing. This comprehensive documentation is part of B. Overlaet's 2018 exhibition "Mleiha, An Arab Kingdom on the Caravan Trails," held in Brussels from October 30 to December 30, 2018, under the auspices of the Sharjah Archaeology Authority.