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  • Collection: Collecting the world

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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

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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

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

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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.

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

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Plant specimen wrapped in paper label, taken from Gozo. Inscription: hand-written label in ink: A peculiar shrub grown in the rock at Gozo where you are spun across in a box.

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Folded sheet of paper, when opened reveals window aperture, compass bearings, names. Record of astronomical observations? Inscription: On front, hand-written in ink: Presented by ?? at the College of ?? to Robert Wilson.

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Marble head of a youth. Dated to 4th century BC.

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Glass-fronted wooden box containing 2 iron spear-heads and one iron arrow-head, all tanged. Museum labels on front and back of box. Several labels - front of box, top: 244, on back of box, hand-written label in ink: Two spear and One Arrow Head found…

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Two bronze arrow heads, pyramidal, socketed, in a glass case.
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