Classical & Medieval Medicine
2000-1001 BCE
Mummy of peregrine falcon, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BC
Glass Technology
901-1200
Alembic with cucurbit made from glass which is now badly spalling and silvered, unsigned, Middle East, 901-1200.
1575-1194 BCE
Bronze kohl stick, Egyptian, 1575BC-1194BC
Bronze hair curling tongs and trimmer, Egyptian, 1575BC-1194BC
Mummified crocodile, no provenance, Egyptian, 2000-1001 BCE.
2000-1000 BCE
Unbaked clay figure of animal, one ear damaged, amuletic, unsigned, Egyptian, 2000BC-1000BC
1550-1070 BCE
Bronze encrusted razor, 18th Dynasty, Egyptian, 1550 - 1070BCE
Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma, showing his withered right leg, plaster copy of Egyptian original, 2000-1001BC. Made in Dantes Plad in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Building Construction
Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC
Islamic glass sublimation apparatus with lid, now badly spalling and silvered, unsigned, Middle East, 901-1200
Asian Medicine
1500 -1000 BCE
Village 'Naga' shrine, carved stone, perhaps Indian, 1500 -1000 BCE
Printing & Writing
1400-1200 BCE
Papyrus with hieroglyphic inscription from the Egyptian 'Book of the Dead', framed, unsigned, Egypt, 1400-1200BCE. Used in David Shrigley's mixed media installation.
Meteorology
1274-1104 BCE
Latitudinal subfossil Irish bog oak sample, retrieved from Garry Bog, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, dated 1274-1104 BCE. Used for tree ring analysis by Dave Brown at the University of Belfast, 1998; narrow rings showing major climatic event, possibly the eruption of Hekla 3 on Iceland.
1766-1122 BCE
Bronze sacrificial bowl, used for blood libations, Shang Dynasty, Chinese, 1766-1122 BCE
1500-1001 BCE
Set of four bronze toilet implements, Egyptian, 1500BC-1001BC
1101-1200 CE
Iron statue of a man, stylized, standing with hands on hips, clothing depicted, large skull at his feet, pierced with two holes for attachment to a wall, possibly 12th century
Domestic Appliances
1500-1000 BCE
Bronze knife without handle, from Swiss lake dwellings, Bronze Age.
701-1200
Glass lamp, pale green, cylindrical body, erected rim, with stem tapering to a bulb, Byzantine, 8th to 12th centuries
901-1200 CE
Glass jar, green, cylindrical body expanding slightly at heavy concave base, rounded rim, remnant of trailed glass decoration on body, Islamic, 10th to 12th centuries
601-1200
Glass jar, green, slightly shouldered body, tapering to base, concave base, rim broken off, Islamic 7th to 12th centuries
1200 BCE
Four fragments of Egyptian blue glass from Tel-el-Amarna, c. 1200 BC
1001-1200 CE
Green urinal glass, Islamic, 1001-1200
Glass bottle, dark green, 4 sided body tapering to flat base, funnel neck, Arab, 10th to 12th centuries
Glass bottle, pale green, shouldered body tapering to base, funnel neck, rounded rim, Islamic, 10th to 12th centuries
1600-1050 BCE
Earthenware bottle, with handle now broken, decorated with traces of dark slip and white linear painted design, from Cyprus, 1600BC-1050BC
1500-1100 BCE
Tear shaped oil flask, earthenware, with darker slip decoration, from Cyprus, date uncertain, 1500BC (?) to 2nd century AD(?)
Earthenware bottle with long neck and loop handle, decorated with black slip, from Cyprus, 1600 BC-1050 BC
Glass bowl, yellowish green, imposed pattern, Islamic, 1101-1200
Glass bottle, cut, Islamic, 901 to 1200 provenance unknown. Pentagonal cross section with a flared neck, cut glass. Very pale green. Some corrosion.
Glass jar, dark green, concave sides, concave base, folded rim, with blob of glass adhering to body, possibly a stamp, Islamic, 12th century
901CE-1200
Bronze statue of kneeling man with tumour in left cheek, possibly votive offering, Thai or Cambodian, 901CE-1200
Glass lamp, pale green, cylindrical body, rim broken off, with stem tapering to a bulb, Byzantine, 8th to 12th centuries
Glass bowl, pale green and maroon, rounded rim, straight sides, flat base, Islamic, 10th to 12th centuries
Glass flask, pale yellow, cylindrical body, slightly tapering towards flat base, funnel neck, mould-blown decoration, Islamic, 10th to 12th centuries
Metallurgy
1600-1100 BCE
Argentiferous gold foil from Mycenae. Brought by Dr. Schliemann from Mycenae, and examined by Dr. Percy
Glass bottle, square cross section, four pointed feet, Islamic, molar tooth bottle, 901-1200
Experimental Chemistry
1550-1200
Bronze bracelet having had corrosion products removed chemically, Palestinian 1550-1200 BC
Tear-shaped oil flask, earthenware, with dark slip decoration on neck, from Cyprus, possibly Egyptian or Graeco-Roman, 1500BC to 2nd century AD
Glass flask, probably more than one vessel, in pieces, Islamic or Byzantine 10th-12th centuries
Tear shaped oil flask, earthenware, with dark slip decoration round neck, from cyprus, possibly Egyptian or Graeco Roman, 1500BC to 2nd century AD
Glass jar, green, concave base, conical body, folded rim, one handle, Arab, 10th to 12th centuries
Glass jar, pale yellow, shouldered body tapering towards base, kicked base, everted rim, Islamic, 10th to 12th centuries
Glass bottle, mould-blown, square body tapering to flat base, with hexagonal funnel neck, Islamic, 10th to 12th centuries
Glass bottle, green, rectangular body, flat base, rounded shoulders, broken off at neck, Islamic, 10th to 12th centuries
1600-1000 BCE
Votive left hand, holding votive offering, possibly a pyxis, terracotta, Egyptian, 1600BC-1000BC
Green urinal glass broken, Islamic, 1001-1200
Piriform bottle with elongated neck and loop handle, earthenware, decorated with dark slip and white painted linear design, from Cyprus, 1600BC to 1050BC
Flask, red ware, found in Cyprus, probably Syrian, 1500-1100 BC.
1600 BCE-1100 BCE
Part of a silver vase from Mycenae. Procured by Dr. Heinrich Schliemann
Glass bottle, blue, rounded shouders, body tapering to kicked base, short vertical neck, body ribbed, Islamic, 10th to 12th centuries
