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Case for William Roy’s standard scale, 1742

Weighing & Measuring

1742

Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742

Wellcome (general)

1742

Oil jar, Egypt, 1580-1350BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

Square pavement brick from Babylonia (Southern Iraq), 2nd millennium BC.

Building Construction

2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of a peregrine falcon, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Straight, cylindrical urethral sound with flat han

Surgery

1751-188

Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Lindsay's pocket microscope

Microscopes

1742

42-inch standard scale marked with a standard yard, made by Jonathan Sisson and divided in 1742 by John Bird, both based in the Strand, London. The scale was owned by surveyor General William Roy and used by him whilst conducting measurements of a baseline at Hounslow Heath in 1784.

William Roy’s standard scale, 1742

Weighing & Measuring

1742

Pocket surgical instrument set in 3-fold leather c

Surgery

1803-876

Set of 3 pocket instruments

Surgery

1742

Wilson type screw-barreled microscope, mounted on

Optics

1742

Memorial stele to the doorkeepr Ruma

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1001 BCE

Spherical metal case only, possibly for a goa ston

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1751-190

Shang Dynasty sacrificial bowl

Asian Medicine

1766-1122 BCE

Clay figure of animal

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1000 BCE

Timber-measuring slide rule, with one slider, by V

Mathematics

1742

Trade card: B. Martin

.Unattributed

1742

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

Agricultural Engineering

2000-1500 BCE

Egyptian funerary statue of man and wife, granite, Old Kingdom, from plain of Memphis

Egyptian funerary statue of man and wife, granite

Classical & Medieval Medicine

4000-1000 BCE

One carlino, bronze coin, associated with Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, artist unknown, coin Maltese, 1742

One carlino, bronze coin, associated with Grand Ma

Wellcome Medals

1742

Copper medal, Deans Medal of Paris Medical School, commemorates E.C. de Vilars, artist J. Duvivier, medal French, 1742

Copper medal, Deans Medal of Paris Medical School,

Wellcome Medals

1742

Large hand magnifier, European, early 19th century

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1801-850

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

Alabaster bottle, Egyptian, probably New Kingdom

Classical & Medieval Medicine

2000-1350 BCE

Medal, copper, commemorating Elie Col de Vilars, Dean of Paris Faculty of Medicine, 1740-1744, by Jean Duvivier, French, 1742

Medal, copper, commemorating Elie Col de Vilars, D

Wellcome Medals

1742

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

Circular porcelain weight, bell-shaped, filled wit

Pharmacy-ware

1750-187

Large wooden herb cutter with iron blade, decorative ironwork, inlaid shield and birds in wood, European, dated 1742

Large wooden herb cutter with iron blade, decorati

Pharmacy-ware

1742

Bronze Dean's medal of Paris Medical School, E. Col de Vilars, artist Duvivier, medal French, 1742

Bronze Dean's medal of Paris Medical School, E. Co

Wellcome Medals

1742

Copper medal, Deans medal of Paris Medical School, commemorates de Vilas, artist Duvivier, medal French, 1742

Copper medal, Deans medal of Paris Medical School,

Wellcome Medals

1742

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

Human Jaw Bone

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1750-1250 BCE

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

Two pieces of skull showing cauterisation scars

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

2000-1000 BCE

Copper medal, Deans medal of Paris Medical School, commemorates E.C. de Vilars, artist Duvivier, medal French, 1742

Copper medal, Deans medal of Paris Medical School,

Wellcome Medals

1742

One tavi, bronze coin, associated with the Knights of Malta, artist unknown, coin Maltese, 1742

One tavi, bronze coin, associated with the Knights

Wellcome Medals

1742

Solar microscope, original form, by John Cuff, c. 1740. Complete with 2 original screws, and in addition a Wilson screw barrel microscope, with scroll stand, in case, with accessories

Solar microscope, original form, by John Cuff, c.

Microscopes

1742

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

Mummified remains, ancient Egyptian or Peruvian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

3000-1000 BCE