Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE Classical & Medieval Medicine 1600-1500 BCE (original); 1900-1914 (copy)
Bronze hair curling tongs and trimmer, Egypt, 1575-1194 BCE Classical & Medieval Medicine 1575-1194 BCE
Plaster cast of early Egyptian water clock or 'clepsydra' from original dating from between 1415-1380 BCE, reign of Amenhotep III, found at Karnak Temple in 1904. Original now in Cairo Museum. It was filled with water, which leaked out slowly indicating the passage of hours. The passage of hours differed according to the month and whether day or night. Egyptian Water Clock Time Measurement 1415-1380 BCE; 1922
Ointment spoon in form of a diving girl, Egypt, 1575-1308 BCE Classical & Medieval Medicine 1575-1308 BCE
Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC. Building Construction 2000-1001 BCE
Vertibrae (spine) consisting of 24 pieces including C1-C7 (cervical) , T1- T12 (thoracic) and L1-L5 (lumbar) from a mature female skeleton showing the effects of leprosy, from a medieval Danish leprosy cemetery, reputedly c.1350 Vertibrae (spine) from female skeleton Anatomy & Pathology c. 1350
