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Collection
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Object type
Place
Material
Date
Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

Letter opener with calendar and map, 1893-1894

1893-4

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

1772 (original); 1919 (model)

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

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

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

1705-1737

Copy of forceps made from an Egyptian sculpture, Kom-Ombos, Egypt, 1901-1936

Copy of forceps made from an Egyptian sculpture, Kom-Ombos, Egypt, 1901-1936

1901-1936; 180 BCE

Smeaton's Apparatus for Determining the Efficiency of Water Wheels

Smeaton's Apparatus for Determining the Efficiency of Water Wheels

1988 (model); 1752 (original)

Model of Ggantija megalithic temple on the Maltese island of Gozo, 3000-2500 BC.

Model of Ggantija megalithic temple on the Maltese island of Gozo, 3000-2500 BC.

3000-2500 BCE

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

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

2500 BCE

Diorama of Grimes Graves Flint Mine, 2000 BC

Diorama of Grimes Graves Flint Mine, 2000 BC

2000 BCE

Verge watch with case

Verge watch with case

1648-1724

Red granite drill core

Red granite drill core

2686-2613 BCE

Cylinder watch in pair case

Cylinder watch in pair case

1692-1730

Verge repeating watch

Verge repeating watch

1713-1750

Two washers

Two washers

15/7/27

Bronze probe(?), twisted stem, Romano-Egyptian

Bronze probe(?), twisted stem, Romano-Egyptian

20-500

Bronze handle, highly decorated, Romano-Egyptian

Bronze handle, highly decorated, Romano-Egyptian

20-400

Olive ended probe, bronze, Romano-Egyptian

Olive ended probe, bronze, Romano-Egyptian

20-500

Aural scoop, bronze, Romano-Egyptian

Aural scoop, bronze, Romano-Egyptian

30-500

Bronze retractor, Romano-Egyptian

Bronze retractor, Romano-Egyptian

30-400

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

Polished stone (Chert) weight from excavations at Mohenjodaro

circa 3000 BCE

Two washers

Two washers

15/7/27

Strigil hanger, bronze, Roman, from Luxor

Strigil hanger, bronze, Roman, from Luxor

20-400

Aural scoop, bronze, Roman, from Sforza collection

Aural scoop, bronze, Roman, from Sforza collection

1995-500

Verge watch in case

Verge watch in case

1714-1796

Two washers

Two washers

15/7/27

Lancet(?), bronze, Egypto-Roman

Lancet(?), bronze, Egypto-Roman

20-500

Washers, 25mm outer dia. and 14mm inner diameter

Washers, 25mm outer dia. and 14mm inner diameter

14/7/27

Cylinder watch in case with automatic dial

Cylinder watch in case with automatic dial

1800

House in Troutbeck Valley, Lake District

House in Troutbeck Valley, Lake District

1-14 September 1900

Lake District 'Hedges'

Lake District 'Hedges'

1-14 September 1900

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Hydrophone with Xylonite baffle

Hydrophone with Xylonite baffle

1915-1921

Three flint knives and part of a trepanned skull, 10000-5000 BC.

Three flint knives and part of a trepanned skull, 10000-5000 BC.

10000-500 BCE

Flint knife blade

Flint knife blade

10,000-2,000 BCE

Broken fragment of terracotta possibly lamp

Broken fragment of terracotta possibly lamp

30-300

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

2050-1750 BCE

Alabaster mortar

Alabaster mortar

2000-1350

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

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

2000-1000

Axe head shaped flint

Axe head shaped flint

10000-5000 BCE

Amulet showing Anubis

Amulet showing Anubis

4000-30 BCE

Copy of a bloodletting measuring device, England, 1977

Copy of a bloodletting measuring device, England, 1977

1977; 1204-1206

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

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

1972-3

Mummified bird, Egypt, 2000-100 BCE

Mummified bird, Egypt, 2000-100 BCE

2000-100 BCE

Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

2000-1001 BCE

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

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

1990-95

One of two Sumerian solid cylindrical weights

One of two Sumerian solid cylindrical weights

circa 2000 BCE