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Figure of a male, seated, in marble (imperfect).

One of two bottle/jar fragments, in blown glass with a ribbed handle. Found in tumulus.

Fragment of stone 'from the fortress at Mooltan', wrapped in old envelope, with hand-written label. Inscription: From the fortress at Mooltan 1849

Two pieces of pottery (joined together) showing figure of hand playing harp in relief, in baked yellow clay. Inscription: Old labels glued to back: 10 : Two pieces of pottery from Babylon - One showing a hand playing the Harp

Test tube with cork lid, wrapped in a paper label. Originally contained a specimen of water from the River Jordan. Inscription: Hand-written label in ink: Water from the Jordan above Tiberius

Robert Wilson's pocket mirror, used when travelling. Inscription: Hand-written label on back in ink: my only looking glass while travelling in Egypt and Palestine 1820, 1821, 1822

A Persian arrow-head, socketed and barbed, from the ancient site of Plataea in Greece.

Stone wrapped in label, collected from Duaga. Inscription: hand-written label in ink: Specimen of the stone from Duaga

Two shells collected from a cataract, wrapped in a paper label. Inscription: hand-written label in ink: Shells from the great cauldron formed by the largest of the Rewah cataracts.

Stone from the tomb of Archimedes, wrapped in paper label. Inscription: Hand-written label in ink: From the tomb of Archimedes.