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Packet of Gallaher's chewing tobacco

Packet of Gallaher's chewing tobacco

1977
Bezoar stone from cow's stomach

Bezoar stone from cow's stomach

1801-1930
Mosquitos from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine gene editing research

Mosquitos from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine gene editing research

2017-2018
Dried frog in a silk bag, South Devon, England, 1901-1930

Dried frog in a silk bag, South Devon, England, 1901-1930

1901-1930
Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Ltd tin of Beacon Brand CM snuff

Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Ltd tin of Beacon Brand CM snuff

1977
Mole stuffed with cotton wool

Mole stuffed with cotton wool

1871-1925
11 dried seahorses

11 dried seahorses

1801-1880
Fungus known as Fu ling in Traditional Chinese Medicine, China, 1850-1920

Fungus known as Fu ling in Traditional Chinese Medicine, China, 1850-1920

1850-1920
6 dried moles feet in flowered silk bag

6 dried moles feet in flowered silk bag

1901-1909
Pair of moles feet in silk bag

Pair of moles feet in silk bag

1871-1925
Cuttle-fish eyes

Cuttle-fish eyes

1867
2 knobbly triangular seed pods threaded onto string

2 knobbly triangular seed pods threaded onto string

Egyptian sacred bread

Egyptian sacred bread

1800-1899
Stuffed and coiled snake

Stuffed and coiled snake

1895-1897
Large green seed pod

Large green seed pod

1830-1920
Pieces of bone and remains of pupae and insects found in vaults of St Martin in the Fields

Pieces of bone and remains of pupae and insects found in vaults of St Martin in the Fields

1601-1850
Coal samples from Moston colliery

Coal samples from Moston colliery

Carapace of turtle

Carapace of turtle

1851-930
Cocoon of butterfly or moth of Mimalo despecta used as amulet from Argentina

Cocoon of butterfly or moth of Mimalo despecta used as amulet from Argentina

1830-1920
Inguinal glands of beaver inside glass-topped case

Inguinal glands of beaver inside glass-topped case

1601-1858
Dried thistle head

Dried thistle head

1880-1920
Four orange cuttle-fish eyes(?), used by the Incas

Four orange cuttle-fish eyes(?), used by the Incas

1750-1940
Mummified head, without wrappings, no provenance, Egyptian, 1300-300 BCE

Mummified head, Egypt, 1300-300 BCE

1300-300 BCE
Bezoar stone from cow's stomach, Palmer collection, from San Ramon, Nicaragua, 1801-1925

Bezoar stone from cow's stomach

1801-1925
Jalep root carved like a bird on a nest, provenance unknown, 1800-1900

Jalep root carved like a bird on a nest

1800-1900
Materia medica, unidentified seeds used to "cure" sleeping sickness, from Portuguese Congo, 1871-1938

Materia medica

1871-1938
Four dried, mounted amphibian skins of unknown provenance 1830-1900

Four dried

1830-1900
Portions of human skull with crystals, found in vaults of St. Martin in the fields, 1859 by F.T. Buckland, in case with label, English, 1601-1850

Portions of human skull with crystals

1601-1850
Portions of human body showing unusual colour, found by F.T. Buckland in vaults of St. Martin in the Fields, 1859, in glass-topped case with label, English, 1601-1840

Portions of human body showing unusual colour

1801-1840
Wood from kadoo-mi-makin, Burma, 1904

Wood from kadoo-mi-makin, Burma, 1904

1904
Number of shell (?) fragments, provenance unknown

Number of shell (?) fragments, provenance unknown

1830-1920
Materia medica, seeds (?) unidentified, used as purge in sleeping sickness, from Portuguese Congo, 1871 to 1938

Materia medica

1871-1938
Four pieces of Ho Shou Wu bark in glass specimen jar, unsigned, China, 1880-1930.

Four pieces of Ho Shou Wu bark in glass specimen jar

1880-1930
Dried boat-shaped seed or fruit perforated for suspension(?), French(?), 1851-1940

Dried seed, perforated for suspenion

1851-1940
Materia medica, piece of fruit and seeds, of strychrios used as snake bite antidote in East Africa, 1871 to 1938

Materia medica

1871-1938
Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

1830-1920
Fruit, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

Fruit, provenance unknown, 1830-1920

1830-1920
Spherical dried fruit of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Spherical dried fruit of unknown provenance

1830-1920
Skinned hedgehog, skin only, possibly Chinese 1830-1920

Skinned hedgehog

1830-1920
Two pieces of cuttle fish, of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Two pieces of cuttle fish

1830-1920
Six lumps of resin and various sizes and a number of small fragments of unknown provenance, 1830-1920

Six lumps of resin and various sizes and a number of small fragments of unknown provenance

1830-1920
Piece of barwood used as dye and paint for body, from West Africa, 1851 to 1930

Piece of barwood used as dye and paint for body

1851-1930
2 pieces of gum tragacanth from South Europe or Asia, 1851 to 1930

2 pieces of gum tragacanth from South Europe or Asia

1851-1930
Silicular seed cases and seeds, no provenance details, 1851-1930

Silicular seed cases and seeds

1851-1930
Materia medica consisting of ball of compacted resin and fibre, no provenance details, 1871-1940

Materia medica consisting of ball of compacted resin and fibre

1871-1940
Piece of human body converted into adipocere, inside plywood case with broken glass top, found by Francis Trevelyan Buckland in 1859, with label inscribed by him, English, 1601-1850

Human adipocere

1601-1850
Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1925

Seed of unknown provenance, 1830-1925

1830-1925
Fruit specimen of Sagus Vitiensis (sago), from Fiji, 1920 - 1930

Fruit specimen of Sagus Vitiensis (sago)

1920-1930
Large prickly fruit of guinea oil palm from West Africa, 1871-1878

Large prickly fruit of guinea oil palm from West Africa

1871-1878
Pieces of dried root or stem, no provenance details, 1850-1930

Pieces of dried root or stem

1850-1930