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Book of South Pacific bark cloth reputedly collected by Captain Cook.

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.

Jadeite axe head, thin lenticular section, ancient breaks at blade end.

Oval basket, with openwork decoration.

Outer coffin which originally contained the inner coffin and mummy of lady Ta-Khar, daughter of Tha-en-meh. The mummy was probably found at Qft or Luxor, and came to Marischal College in the 17th century, via al Quseir (Cosseir) and Bombay.

Mummy of lady of the house Ta-Khar, daughter of Tha-en-meh, wrapped in brown linen. Originally in both an inner and outer coffin, displayed here in inner coffin, with lid. The mummy was probably found at Qft or Luxor, and came to Marischal College in…

Inner coffin with both with base and lid. Lid of coffin painted and inscribed, mask of head raised. Inner coffin and the mummy of Ta-khar were originally in an outer coffin (outer coffin on display in S09). The mummy was probably found at Qft or…

Seventy moulds, for amulets etc., in pottery, one in limestone. One of these is for making amulets of the god Bes, as shown in this photograph.

Figure of Bes (imperfect), probably belonged to a piece of furniture, perhaps a bed. Reid (1912):'Bes was a popular deity and was represented as a dwarf with bow legs and wearing the skin of a leopard and on his head a crown of feathers.'

Slate relief (set in an ivory frame which is probably modern), depicting a figure of a god kneeling with upraised arms in the gesture of the god Shu, supporting, cartouches of Men-kheper-Ra (Thothmes III).