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Fragment of medieval stained glass window mounted in a wooden frame, with a postcard 'Campaign de 1914 Ruines d'YPRES Incendie du Beffroi 22 novembre 1914'. Collected from Ypres by a soldier serving there in World War I.

One of a collection of 4 images of the Buddha, in gilded wood, all standing, presented by Lieut. Col. W. Lachlan Forbes in the 1920s.

Drum in wood, resonator in pigskin, stays of leather strips.

Bronze bust of Lydia Lopokova. Part of the Dr. J.W.A. Hunter bequest to the University of Aberdeen (for the founding of Medical Scholarships) in January 1960. Also part of the same bequest are 2 paintings ('Nirvana' by Augustus John, 'The Girl in the…

Helmet, composed of chain armour and decorated with leather bands. One of two collected from Central Sudan and listed together in the museum's slip catalogue.

Statuette of a dwarf, in granite.

Death mask of Napoleon (1769-1821) taken on the day of his death on St Helena (05/05/1821) by Antommarchi.

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.

Hand lantern, made of perforated tin, cylindrical in shape with handle at the top for carrying. Tray and candle within, door/window in glass.

Seven branched, for oil and wick.