Gold amulet in the form of a cobra
2000-100 BCE
Freud electronic laughing ball
1990-96
Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement
1705-1737
Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772
1772 (original); 1919 (model)
Neolithic flint scraper
4000-2001 BCE
Wooden backstaff or Davis quadrant made by John Gilbert on Tower Hill
1730; 1967
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
Brass saccharometer by R.B. Bate
1915-1825
Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB
1990-95
NEMA cryptography machine type T-D
1945-50
Excavated neolithic flint perhaps used for trephination
3000-1500
copy of a gold cup.
3000-2000 BCE
Reversible axe on adze, green stone blade, North Papua (Astrolabe Bay)
2000 BCE
Roman Coin of Tiberius
30 CE
Roman Coin of Tiberius
30 CE
Ancient Egyptian flint saw, replica
circa 3000 BCE
Red granite drill core
2686-2613 BCE
Bronze handle, highly decorated, Romano-Egyptian
20-400
Earthenware jug
2000-1350
Earthenware oil jar
2000-1350
Earthenware oil jar
2000-1350
Earthenware oil jar
2000-1350
Alabaster kohl pot
2000-1350
Calf's Head Weight
1370-1350 BCE; 1931
Plaster replica of black Basalt Cubit Rod 531
1931; 250 BCE
Alabaster mortar
2000-1350
Bronze probe(?), twisted stem, Romano-Egyptian
20-500
Plaster replica of IBEX weight
1370-1350 BCE; 1931
Alabaster bottle
2000-1350
Earthenware oil jar
2000-1350
Earthenware jug
2000-1350
Olive ended probe, bronze, Romano-Egyptian
20-500
Alabaster bottle
2000-1350
Strigil hanger, bronze, Roman, from Luxor
20-400
Black stone container or palette
2000-1000
Small black slate palette with short handle and base carved in form of flat fish
3500-1000
Alabaster mortar
2000-1350
Two washers
15/7/27
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
Persian pottery measure
circa 3000 BCE
Persian pottery measure
circa 3000 BCE
Two washers
15/7/27
Reproduction of John Dalton's Atomic Formulae, 1793-1803
1793-1803; 1925
Reconstruction of insulated seawater sampling bottle designed by Captain Phipps and Dr Irving
1773 (original); 1980s