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Pottery funerary vase, bulbous body and pagoda-shaped lid,decoration in high relief, on hardwood stand (1801-1900), vase Chinese, possibly 500 BCE - 500 CE

Pottery funerary vase

500 BCE-500 CE; 1801-1900

Jasper amulet, thet, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Thet (or tyet) amulet, Ancient Egyptian, 4000-30 BC.

4000-30 BCE

Plaster replica of a Roman dedication slab, with a relief depicting Aesculapius and Salus (Hygieia), dedicated by a Doctor in the Roman Army in Britain, original probably 180-220, English(?) , cast 1879-1920

Plaster replica of a Roman dedication slab

180-220 CE

Haematite kohl stick, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

1575-1308 BCE

Glass display bottle, cylindrical with hollow conical stopper, filled with amber liquid, English, probably 1st half 19th century

Glass display bottle

1801-189

Ebony kohl stick, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

1575-1308 BCE

Red breccia kohl pot, Egyptian, 1575BC-1308BC

1575-1308 BCE

Marble pestle and mortar, Egyptian, 1650BC-1575BC

1650-1575 BCE

Wall light made of phenol formaldehyde, with two bulb attachments, unsigned, England, 1920-1940. Object is marked with REG. DES. NO 834830 on the back.

Wall light made of phenol formaldehyde

1920-1040

Two models (1:16 scale) of agricultural implements found in the Theban necropolis, XVI 11th Dynasty, 2000-1500 BC. Mounted together on a plaster base.

Two models (1:16 scale) of agricultural implements found in the Theban necropolis

2000-1500 BCE

Iron age axehead, bronze Eastern Europe, Bronze Age.

Iron age axehead

3300-1200 BCE

Two copies of Stele (copy) depicting King Hammurabi of Babylon, 1st Dynasty, 1796-1750BC

Stele of King Hammurabi of Babylon, plaster copy, original 1796-1750BC.

1796-1750 BCE

Mummy, infant female, said to be Egyptian, 3000-1000 BCE (see note).

Mummified remains, ancient Egyptian or Peruvian

3000-1000 BCE

Celluloid lachrymal style, probably English, late 19th or early 20th century

Celluloid lachrymal style

1871-130

Bones of human left foot, showing effects of osteoarthritis, said to be predynastic Egyptian, 4000-2001 BC

Human bones with osteoarthritis

4000-2001 BCE

Excavated neolithic skull, showing healed trephining and recovery from bad fracture, perhaps British, 3500-2001BC

Excavated neolithic skull

3500-2001 BCE

Bronze shaving razor, Egyptian, 2000BC-1301BC

2000-1301

Green slate cosmetic grinding slab in form of two pigeons, Egyptian, 4000-3000 BCE

Green slate cosmetic grinding slab in form of two pigeons

4000-3000 BCE

Bottle, clear glass, empty, for liquorice lozenges, English, late 19th century

Bottle, clear glass

1850-190

Reproduction of a Roman groma, based on one excavated at Pompeii, 1st century AD

Reproduction of a Roman groma

1-79 CE; before 1923

Porcelain storage jar for zinc and lanolin ointment, from Gale, Baiss and Co., English, 1850-1920

Porcelain storage jar for zinc and lanolin ointment

1850-1202

Screw top glass jar, contains wheat from an Egyptian burial, presented by N.C. Clapham, jar English, 1870-1930

Screw top glass jar

1700-1320

4 human urinary calculi from prehistoric cemetery of Gebel-Moya, Sudan, from a late Neolithic combined cemetery and settlement locality in south-central Sudan. It was excavated from 1911-14 over four seasons by Sir Henry Wellcome

Human Stones from excavation at Jebel Moya, 1911-1914

5000-1 BCE

2 pieces of incomplete metatarsal bone, sharing exostosis, from prehistoric cemetery at Gebel-Moya, Sudan

2 pieces of incomplete metatarsal bone

5000-1 BCE

Approximately 20 games used to promote the work of the Central Council for Health Education (1927-69), Health Education Council (1969-84) and Health Education Authority (1984-98).

20 health education games

1927-98

"Base-Ring" juglet made of earthenware, with handle, decorated with polished brown slip and double relief band, from Cyprus, 1600 BC-1400 BC

"Base-Ring" juglet made of earthenware

1600-1400 BCE

"Base-Ring" juglet made of earthenware, with handle and brown slip and relief decoration, from Cyprus, 1600 BC-1400 BC

"Base-Ring" juglet made of earthenware

1600-1400 BCE

Coloured postcard. London & North Western Railway. Sleeping Saloon and Single Sleeping Berth. Revised series. Published November 1904. Published November 1904. (Printed by McCorquodale & Co Limited).

Coloured postcard. London & North Western Railway. Sleeping Saloon and Single Sleeping Berth

1904-11

Coloured postcard. London & North Western Railway. Royal Saloons. Series of four views featuring Queen Adelaide's Saloon, 1842, Queen Victoria's Saloons 1869, His Majesty's Saloon 1904 and Prince of Wales' Saloon 1904. Revised series. Published November 1904. Published November 1904. (Printed by McCorquodale & Co Limited).

London & North Western Railway: Royal Saloons

1904-11

An Epistemological Re-assessment of Einstein's Special Relativity Theory, and of the Conceivable Alternatives to it [with, as an appendix, a] Translation of Fresnel's 1818 letter [to Arago] on the influence of terrestrial movement on optical phenomena /Robert R Traill. [1978-79, 32p. (photocopy)]

An Epistemological Re-assessment of Einstein's Special Relativity Theory

1978-79

[Posters (2) re London to Brighton Historic Commercial Vehicle Club runs, 1970 and 1971. Both runs sponsored by National Benzole Co. Ltd.]

Posters (2) re London to Brighton Historic Commercial Vehicle Club runs

1970-71

GLC soap film gas analysing apparatus, made by Griffin & Tatlock, patents 489117 and 550323 (1934-36).

GLC soap film gas analysing apparatus

1934-36

1132 posters from the national collection for health education material (originally compiled by the Health Education Authority), made for and used by various British groups promoting health education, not including the Health Education Authority, 1987-98.

1132 health education posters

1987-98

Approximately 20 videos from the national collection for health education material (originally compiled by the Health Education Authority), made for and used by various British groups promoting health education, not including the Health Education Authority, 1987-98.

20 health education videos

1987-98

Pair of Keys in sealed envelope, London & North Eastern Railway, Duplicate keys for the Company seal, December 1923, formerly lodged with Williams Deacon Bank Ltd, Marylebone Road, London.

Pair of Keys in sealed envelope

1923-12

Faience amulet, eye, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Eye amulet

4000-30 BCE

Faience amulet, plaque of Anubis, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Faience amulet

4000-30 BCE

Faience amulet, Isis nursing infant Horus, Egyptian, 4000 to 30 BC

Faience amulet

4000-30 BCE

Alabaster bottle, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Alabaster bottle

2000-1350 BCE

Plaster replica of the lid of an offering box from Temple of Asclepius (Greek: Asklepios; Latin: Aesculapius) at Ptolemais, in form of a coiled serpent, original was 2nd century BC, cast 1860-1920

Plaster replica of the lid of an offering box from Temple of Asclepius at Ptolemais

1860-1920; 299-200 BCE

Plaster replica of a Greek(?) marble relief, depicting Asklepios(?) massaging a female patient, original possibly 5th to 3rd centuries BC, cast 1860-1920

Plaster replica of a Greek(?) marble relief

1860-1920; 599-300 BCE

Faience amulet, djed, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

4000-30 BCE

Earthenware oil jar, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580-1350BC

Earthenware oil jar

2000-1350

Alabaster kohl pot, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, 1580BC-1350BC

Alabaster kohl pot

2000-1350

Alabaster cosmetic ointment spoon in form of hand, Egyptian, 2000BC to 100BC

Alabaster cosmetic ointment spoon in form of hand

2000-1000

Photograph album with brown faux leather cover. Assembled by amateur photographer John H. Pledge of London. The album is titled 'A Photographic Record of a Holiday - September 1 to 14, 1900 - in the English Lake District. Contains 58 pages of silver gelatin photographs and hand-written captions.

A photographic record of a short holiday - September 1 to 14, 1900 - in the English Lake District

1-14 September 1900

Bronze chisel and sharpening stone, found on the site of the Temple of Zoser, Saqqara, Egypt, c. 3000 BCE

Bronze chisel and sharpening stone

3000 BCE

Two pieces of skull showing cauterisation scars, probably neolithic with photograph of similar, French, 2000BC(?)-1000BC(?)

Two pieces of skull showing cauterisation scars

2000-1000 BCE

Circular porcelain weight, bell-shaped, filled with led, to weigh 7lbs, knob handle, British, 1750-1870

Circular porcelain weight

1750-187

FEPS flexion extention pronation and supination apparatus for exercising the arm, forarm, hand and wrist, occupational therapy device, fixed to a table to make product such as brushes, 1930-70.

FEPS flexion extention pronation and supination apparatus for exercising the arm

1930-70

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