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Cast in Plaster of Paris of an alabaster statue (on a black basalt pedestal) of Queen Amendarus (or Ameneritis) Found at Karnak in part of the temple built by her and her brother Shabaka, and now in Gizeh Museum

Plaster cast of a bust of James Clerk Maxwell. The bust is painted bronze. Maxwell is depicted with short wavy hair, a beard, bowtie, chequered waistcoat, shirt and coat.
Plaster cast of James Clerk Maxwell (cast of the original bronze bust ABDUA: 30110 ) presented by the sculptor's wife to the Department of Natural Philosophy. Plaster copy has been painted with bronze-effect paint.
Inscription: left-hand side of…

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Set of plaster casts of seals and gems, set in box with lid, hand-written inscription inside lid.

Plant specimen. Piece of paper with a dry, flattened plant attached. The plant has long stems with small, long pointed leaves up the length of the stems and clusters of around 8 flowers at the top.
Specimen of flax, Linum usitatissumum, collected at Aberdeen Links, 1907. Plant pressed, mounted on paper, labelled and covered in cellophane. Lent by the Herbarium.
Inscription: Linum usitatissium L. Aberdeen Links Lig. Wm G Crail ?/viii/1907

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Plant specimen. Piece of paper with a dry, flattened plant attached. The plant has long stems with a cone of small flowers at the top. A map of the Northern UK is attached showing the distribution of the species mostly in the Cairngorms region.
Specimen of Poa alpina, GRAMINEAE, collected by William Macgillivray. Plant is pressed, mounted on paper, labelled and covered in cellophane. Lent by the Herbarium.
Inscription: Poa alpina L. Rocks on the east side of Bennabuird, Aberdeenshire. Aug…

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Plant specimen. Piece of paper with a dry, flattened plant attached. The plant has a bunch of small stems with oval shaped leaves, and one stem with small flowers. A map of the Northern UK is attached showing the distribution of the species is solely in the Cairngorms region.
Specimen of Astragalus alpinus, LEGUMINOSAE, collected by P MacGillivray, 1850. Plant is pressed, mounted on paper, labelled and covered with cellophane. Lent by the Herbarium.
Inscription: Astragalus alpinus Little Craingandal, Aberdeen Aug 1850 P.…

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