Man trap, in iron, nineteenth century, type: gin trap; Would have been set, hidden in undergrowth, to deter and catch poachers; The jaws are set open by the shank of metal, and when the trap is sprung, by stepping on it, the toothed jaws snap shut,…
Carved chalk stone with stylised human head in a phallic shape. Planes of face carved, with features incised and drilled. Traces of blue pigment and red pigment. Used to be display in the Bowie case in the South Gallery.
'Gau' or Tibetan Prayer box. Square-shaped prayer box with four crescent shaped protrusions, one on each side of the square. In sheet gold with ornate filigree work, and set with natural turquoise stones in floral and crescent-shaped motifs.…
Image of a plague doctor – frontispiece from Jean-Jacques Manget, Traité de la peste: recueilli des meilleurs auteurs anciens et modernes, et enrichi de remarques et observations théoriques et pratiques : avec une table très ample des matières…