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Description:Old Scottish door latch and knocker, Thomson's Catalogue (Small General Catalogue of Banchory House Museum 1862): 'from Mrs Macvicar'.
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Description:Spindle whorl, in stone. Labelled as 'Stone ring found at Raby in the parish of Waksala, three miles NW from Upsala. Presented [to Alexander Thomson] by Mr Nissen per Rev Professor Lumsden, Oct 1861.'
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Description:One of a large group of flint implements (Palaeolithic) found 100 feet above Ordnance Datum Line, Milton Street, Kent. Printed paper label glued to one end. Inscription: Printed paper label.
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Description:Type: Class 1 double-disc & Z-rod
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Description:A band of plaited vegetable fibre decorated with shells, seeds and beads.
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| <a href="http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28ObjectNumber%3D%27ABDUA%3A15869%27%29">ABDUA:15869</a> | watch | | |
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Description:Silver watch, oblong octagon in shape. Designed to have only one pointer. Dial plate has a pastoral scene with houses, outside case decorated with designs which include branches of trees. Said to have been John Knox's watch, presented to him by Queen Mary, and handed down as an heirloom. N.Forfaict.a.Paris [show more]
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| <a href="http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28ObjectNumber%3D%27ABDUA%3A17561%27%29">ABDUA:17561</a> | sword | | |
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Description:Blade of a double-edged sword with signature on fullers and ricasso. See museum's Accessions Book, 1941-1944, 1946-1963, p98: 'Sword Blade (Old). L 1050 B35 Found in Holyrood Chapel wall.' Thomson's MS Catalogue: 'Sword found in Wall of Holyrood Chapel - about 1815 - bought by A. F.' A. F. is probably Arthur Fraser, Thomson's brother-in-law. Inscription: Wilheim Klein Soli-deo-gratia Solingen [show more]
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| <a href="http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28ObjectNumber%3D%27ABDUA%3A17625%27%29">ABDUA:17625</a> | chain | | |
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Description:Silver chain, with pendant, disc and movable sliding knobs ornamented with filigree work in silver gilt. Garnet in the centre of the disc. Probably used as an incense censer chain. Found in 1735 under floor of the library of Marischal College and University of Aberdeen, which formed part of the buildings of the ancient Franciscan Convent on that site. [show more]
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| <a href="http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=%28ObjectNumber%3D%27ABDUA%3A17636%27%29">ABDUA:17636</a> | axle axle.hoop | | |
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Description:Iron ring, supposed to have been axle hoop of Caledonian war chariot used in battle between Agricola and Galgacus, fought nearby - found at Roman Camp, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire 1800.
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Description:Carving of a bishop, seated, in sandstone. Crozier: continental type. Possibly part of a corbel table. There are, down the East coast, a number of figure carvings. The stone itself is from the band of Old Red Sandstone that stretches to Fermanagh.
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