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Model of an oil lamp.

Figure of Hercules with lion's skin.

One of a collection (44) of terra cotta casts. Originals were also in terra cotta, Reid 1912: 'found in tombs in Tanagra, Boeotia, placed around bodies or packing in large earthenware jars. The subjects range from gods and incidents of daily life to…

Piece of stone wrapped in paper label, from Palmyra. Inscription: hand-written label in ink: Stone from the Temple of the Sun at Palmyra

Stone fragment wrapped in label, from Alexandria. Inscription: hand-written label in ink: A specimen of the Diocletion pillar at Alexandria (Pompey's Pillar)

Oil jug, red-figure with black glaze, figure of lion on body of jug.

Lekythos, red-figure in glazed red clay. Shows female figure holding a perfume bottle (alabastron) in one hand and dish? in other. Original caption in Reid's 1912 catalogue describes this as 'holding a distaff and glass'.

Tablet, showing trilinear cuneiform inscription, in baked brown clay.

Ostrakon in red pottery, Greek text of uncertain character. Ten lines, partly effaced, written over an earlier text which had been washed out. Old label on back. Inscription: Old label: 7

Ostrakon in red pottery, mentions areas of land and amounts of wheat, barley and vegetables, probably taxes or rents due to government. Old labels on back. Inscription: Old label: No1