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Beaker, decoration: impressed comb & incisions. Was found in August 1817 with another beaker (now lost) in 'long' cist.

Cedar wood cabinet with 9 drawers containing plaster casts of gems executed by Bartolomeo and Pietro Paoletti, No 49 Piazza Di Spagna, Roma.. Three hundred casts depict Roman History, in Drawers I to VI, 26 casts from work of Canova in Drawer VII, 25…

From the 'Shoe Lane hoard'. Almost illegible. Old label: 'About 2 Bushels found in Shoe Lane Aberdeen 1847...' Obv: Rev: [ ] VICIT [ ]

'Found in removing Old houses at Nth end of St Nicholas St Abdn. Inscription: Obv: +EDWRANGLONS Rev: CIVI TAS LON DON

Shield in angled wood, painted.

Ornately carved wooden figure from Bali with opening by right hand to hold a kris (sword). Thomson's MS Catalogue: 'Idol from Island of Bali. Such a figure is placed by the bed side of each Rajah at night and he places his kris in the oval hole…

Thomson Catalogue, 1847-48 'Nine poisoned darts used by natives of Dajak in Borneo dipped in juice of Lepas Tree and thrown by Blowpipe No 17'.

Piece of dark green glass, mounted on a card label: 'Ancient Green Glass very like the Genoa Vase'. Inscription: Ancient Green Glass very like the Genoa Vase

Sample of pitch?, black substance, mounted on a card label: 'Pitch? found in Oil Shop opposite Baths Pompei 1828'.Inscription: Pitch? found in Oil Shop opposite Baths Pompei 1828

The corroded remains of an iron nail, mounted on a card label: 'Iron Nail from House in Herculaneum, excavd Sept 1828'. Inscription: Iron Nail from House in Herculaneum, excavd Sept 1828