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Carving of a bishop, seated, in sandstone. Crozier: continental type. Possibly part of a corbel table. There are, down the East coast, a number of figure carvings. The stone itself is from the band of Old Red Sandstone that stretches to Fermanagh.

Hunter on a sled pulled by huskies, complete with objects associated with hunting.

Carving in ivory, from Burma. Heavily carved with animal/mythical head at the top, birds and other animals, and some of the detail is filled with black to accentuate the outlines. Hollow at the base as if to fit over a staff. Inscription: in faded…

Old label: "Carving in soapstone from native temple, Bolivia. Presented by Ian Duncan, Tillydrone, Aberdeenshire 1923". Carved stone with geometrical patterns and five different animals - depicts five animals (pig, horse etc) standing in a row.

"This is one of a pair of carved wooden figures from the NW coast of North America, probably made in the mid-19th century. They may have been carved for a collector or trader, but they apparently are accurate depictions of native people of the time…

Carved wooden figure of the 'Shinto' Religion. Japenese work, depicting a Genius holding a Demon with a 'Keu' sword and sheath with glass eyes. The work is carved in soft wood and covered by a coat of glued rice paper with details and colours. A…

From above cist, carved with curved grooves. Was found at the Upper Mains of Catterline, Kinneff, Kincardine.

Type: 9c (cross hatched), incomplete. Originally had six large, well-defined, raised knobs about 5mm high carved on the surface, four adjacent knobs are decorated with incised cross-hatching.

Carved stone ball in greenstone, Type: 7 (with 42 small knobs).

A large carved stone ball, type: 11, probably made of granite. Found at Skelmuir, Old Deer, Aberdeenshire at the end of the 19th century. The ball has six large knobs but the space between them is much larger than in other balls with six knobs,…