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Date

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Glass bell jar with a brass collar

1761

Double brass stand for bell jars on a brass pillar

1761

Square signed "J.Ramsden, 1757"

1757

Mahogany cross-piece for an air pump

1761

George III's double-barrelled air pump

1761

George III's Magdeburg hemispheres

1761

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Two brass pillars for an air pump

1761

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Model of Hooke's universal joint

1760

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

1705-1737

George III's clockwork bell

1761

George III's glass sphere

1761

Mahogany board with round ends and two short brass pillars

1761

Harpenden pocket stadiometer sent out to Ludlow Boys' School as part of a series of nationwide measurements

1972-3

Plano-convex brick, Ubaid, Iraq, c 2500 BC.

2500 BCE

Small stone scarab pierced longitudinally with flat base engraved with design of standing harpist and seated figure

2000-1000

Length of red silk ribbon worn as a belt to promote general good health

1880-120

Statue of goddess Vishnu

1800- 500 BCE

Forceps, spring-action, steel

1801-190

Clay tobacco pipe

1860-1715

Mummified bird, Egypt, 2000-100 BCE

2000-100 BCE

Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

2000-1001 BCE

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

1990-95

Plaque showing dental and surgical operations, Europe, 1801-1900

1300-1700; 1801-1900

Egyptian weight, 12th Dynasty

circa 1800 BCE

Verge repeating watch

1713-1750

Cylinder watch in pair case

1692-1730

Replica of Islamic Astrolabe

1066; 1876

Two washers

15/7/27

Figure du Passage de Venus sur le disque du Soleil

1760

Two washers

15/7/27

Engraving of Graving dock

1840-160

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

circa 3000 BCE

Pottery vase found at Nihawnad, Persia

3000 BCE

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

circa 3000 BCE

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

circa 3000 BCE

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

circa 3000 BCE

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

circa 3000 BCE

Shell used as Ink and Paint Well, Egypt, 3000 BCE

3000 BCE

Small Stone Age

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool, side-scraper, made in the Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool, core-type, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool, core-type, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE

Flint hand tool, flake type, Stone Age.

8500-2000 BCE