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Black and white engraving, half length portrait of Sir Walter Scott seated in his study with his dog looking wistfully up at him. Image is glazed.

Mummy of a cat in brown linen wrappings

Buffalo cart model with detachable buffalo. Models of the implements employed in the rice culture by the Siamese. These models were made to scale by Buddhist priests in Siam.

An adjustable horseshoe, used by the farrier to spread a contracted hoof. The horse-shoe is hinged at the toe so that when fitted it allows the foot to spread out, encouraging it to become broader as the horse walks on it over a period.

Bronze figure of a man on a rearing horse, man holding a spear in his right hand. The horse sits on an oval-shaped base, and is sitted with a bridle, reins, a decorative rug and saddle with hand-hold. The male figure is wearing a circular cap on his…

Eight cowrie shells strung together (six back to back, two face to face) and a feather on a knotted cord, which together form a 'message'. Translated as: 'I keep my ears open to hear from you. Though a long journey yet, I hope and should like to see…