Hand-written label for stone specimen but stone missing. Inscription: hand-written label in ink: Stone from the temple of the ....

Glossy dark red stone, wrapped in paper label. Inscription: hand-written label in ink: A stone taken from a tumulus on the banks of the Jordan where it is said that the Israelites crossed.

Plant specimen wrapped in paper label, taken from Gozo. Inscription: hand-written label in ink: A peculiar shrub grown in the rock at Gozo where you are spun across in a box.

Stone from the tomb of Archimedes, wrapped in paper label. Inscription: Hand-written label in ink: From the tomb of Archimedes.

Two shells collected from a cataract, wrapped in a paper label. Inscription: hand-written label in ink: Shells from the great cauldron formed by the largest of the Rewah cataracts.

Stone wrapped in label, collected from Duaga. Inscription: hand-written label in ink: Specimen of the stone from Duaga

Test tube with cork lid, wrapped in a paper label. Originally contained a specimen of water from the River Jordan. Inscription: Hand-written label in ink: Water from the Jordan above Tiberius

Fragment of stone 'from the fortress at Mooltan', wrapped in old envelope, with hand-written label. Inscription: From the fortress at Mooltan 1849

Piece of stone wrapped in paper label, from Palmyra. Inscription: hand-written label in ink: Stone from the Temple of the Sun at Palmyra

Stone fragment wrapped in label, from Alexandria. Inscription: hand-written label in ink: A specimen of the Diocletion pillar at Alexandria (Pompey's Pillar)