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

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…

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

Roughly shaped piece of granite, 'bird' shaped?

Silver watch, oblong octagon in shape. Designed to have only one pointer. Dial plate has a pastoral scene with houses, outside case decorated with designs which include branches of trees. Said to have been John Knox's watch, presented to him by Queen…

One of two stone images from the ruins of the Great Temple of Majoput, Java.

One stone image of Buddha from the ruins of the Great Temple of Magoput, Java.

Tobacco pipe (Germany), calabash with horn and ivory stem. See Accessions Book 1941-1944, 1946-1963, p99: 'Tobacco Pipe (German) Calabash with horn and ivory Stem L 500.'

Ceremonial adze with heavy shaped shaft which is elaborately carved, stone blade secured by vegetal fibre string binding. The number 11 is scratched on one end of the shaft. Original description (from Thomson's manuscript Catalogue of Banchory…

A pair of shoes in leather with a slight heel, and curved toes. Back of shoes turned down as if worn like heel-less slippers, red fabric uppers heavily embroidered in white and blue metallic thread. These may be the slippers referred to in Thomson's…