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Lapis lazuli amulet of Thoth, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Amulet representing the god Thoth

4000-30 BCE

Marble copy of a Greek(?) statue of Homer, original possibly 4th to 2nd century BC, copy possibly 1800-1920

Homer

1800-1920; 400-200 BCE

Rail profile set, cased, for flat-bottomed rail, by Glass Developments Ltd, London c.1955.

Rail profile set

1950-1060

Model of Asia minor plough which was used in the time of Job and Ulysses

model of Asia minor plough

circa 2000-1500 BCE

Standard printing press converted to an occupational therapy device, hand operated by pulling a handle to strengthen limbs weakened through accident or illness, can be rigged to exercise any part of the body, assembled by hospital workshops, type and additional composing equipment included, 1930-70.

Standard printing press converted to an occupational therapy device

1930-70

Plaster copy of female bust, original probably Roman, 100BC-200AD, replica made 1901-1940

Plaster copy of female bust

100 BCE-200 CE; 1901-1940

Hammer head, bronze, with restored wooden handle, Graeco-Roman, 500BC-500AD

Hammer head

1851-1930; 500 BCE-500 CE

Two flint drill Heads and Sandstone Block used for testing similar drills, found on the site of the Temple of Zoser Saqqara, c.3000 BCE

Sandstone blockhead

3000 BCE

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

Model of English 60-gun warship HMS "Chester", of establishment of 1708. This represents a fourth-rate, 663 tons burthen, 125ft x 34.5ft., built and launched at the Chatham dockyard in 1708, which remained in service until it was broken up in February 1749.

Model of English 60-gun warship HMS 'Chester'

circa 1708

Watch, verge movement

1710

Watch, verge movement

1710; 1800-1899

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

Part of cake made of compacted figs, probably grave goods, Egyptian, 3500BC to 1500BC

Part of cake made of compacted figs

3500-1500

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

Goods guard journal, Rhymney Railway; Aberdare Branch, Listing stations between Aberdare and Cardiff Docks, Actual and published times of arrival and departure, Waggons, Owners , First Trip, Second trip, Remarks, Instruction to fully report cause of delay.

Rhymney Railway; Aberdare Branch

187_

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

Extracts from regulations for working single lines of railway on the Electric Train Tablet or Electric Train Staff Block System for the guidance of Enginemen, Guards and others concerned. 43 page booklet produced by the London & North Western Railway.

Train Signalling Regulations

January 1923

Iron age axehead, bronze Eastern Europe, Bronze Age.

Iron age axehead

3300-1200 BCE

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

Excavated middle bronze age, mandible showing ground teeth and periostitis, Welsh, 1750-1251BC

Human Jaw Bone

1750-1250 BCE

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

Framed plaster copy of Egyptian bas relief showing surgical instruments, European, 1801-1930

Framed plaster copy of Egyptian bas relief showing surgical instruments

2500-1000

Plaster copy of terracotta figure group showing parturition, 1930-1950. The original is from Cyprus, circa 700-500BC and is thought to be votive.

Plaster copy of terracotta figure group showing parturition

1930-1950 (copy); 700-500 BCE (original)

Noble expanding lathe mandrel, by the Britannia Co., Colchester, 1887

Noble expanding lathe mandrel

1887-111

Cylindrical pottery cinerary urn, with 3 feet in form of bears, on 19th century wooden stand, urn is Han dynasty, Chinese, 221 - 206 BCE

Han dynasty pottery cinerary urn

221-206 BCE; 1801-1900

Excavated portion of neolithic cranium, showing shanks of bone disease, French, 3500-2001BC

Excavated portion of neolithic cranium

3500-2001 BCE

Skull, no mandible or facial skeleton, said to be young adult female, from Upper Nile region, inscription Egyptian, 2000 BC-1900

Human Skull

2000-1900 BCE

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

Mummified infant, no provenance, Egyptian, 2000-101BCE (see note).

Mummified infant, Egypt, 2000-101 BCE

2000-101 BCE

model, scale 1:20, Europa satellite, serial number 0085.

Model, scale 1:20, Europa satellite

1970-80

Copper token, inscribed one side COMIT OCCIT DOMUM 1713 with crown shield and cross, the other, LACOBO FILIOL QUOD ORAE MARIT.

Copper token

1713

Faience amulet, eye, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

Eye amulet

4000-30 BCE

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

Faience amulet

4000-30 BCE

Plaster copy of statue of the 5th dynasty Egyptian priest Anisakha, original in Egyptian Museum Cairo 2600-2300 BCE

Plaster copy of statue of the 5th dynasty Egyptian priest Anisakha

2600-2300 BCE

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

Faience amulet

4000-30 BCE

Bas relief (copy) showing surgical operations, from tomb of Ankhmahor, Saqqara, Egypt, 6th Dynasy, 2600-2400BC

Bas relief (copy) showing surgical operations

2600-2400 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 cast of Egyptian statue of seated robed man

Plaster cast of Egyptian statue

3000-500 BCE

Seated statue (copy) of chief Egyptian physician Nin-ankh-re, 6th Dynasty, Egypt, 2600-2400BC

Seated statue (copy) of chief Egyptian physician Nin-ankh-re

2600-2400 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

Plaster replica of a Greek statue of Asklepios (Asclepius; Latin: Aesculapius), Greek god of medicine, original found at Epidaurus, probably 5th century BC, cast 1860-1920

Plaster replica of a Greek statue of Asklepios

1860-1920; 500-401 BCE

Plaster cast of Egyptian statue of Amenhotep, son of Hapu director of building at Thebes

Plaster cast of Egyptian statue of Amenhotep

2000-500 BCE

Plaster replica of a Greek sculptured relief, depicting Asklepios (Asclepius; Latin: Aesculapius), his wife and a horseman, original from Epidaurus of 4th century BC, cast 1860-1920

Plaster replica of a Greek sculptured relief

1860-1920; 400-301 BCE

Plaster replica of a Greek relief, showing Asklepios (Asclepius; Latin: Aesculapius) seated on a throne, original is work of Thrasymedes of Paros, around 460 BC, cast 1860-1920

Plaster replica of a Greek relief, throned Asklepios

1860-1920; circa 460 BCE

Stone herm or pillar, in form of a satyr, with a serpent entwined around lower half, was set up on Nadside to protect bracelet from evil, found on site of Forum of Augustus, Rome, 23BC-14

Stone herm or pillar

23-14

Faience amulet, djed, Egyptian, 4000-30BC

4000-30 BCE

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