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Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

700 BCE; 1931

Samples of globigerina ooze collected by HMS Bulldog, 1860

Samples of globigerina ooze collected by HMS Bulldog, 1860

1860

Ceramic figure of Shen Nung, China, 1800-1920

Ceramic figure of Shen Nung, China, 1800-1920

1800-1920

Model Coracle of Oxhides

Model Coracle of Oxhides

1931

‘Simmerpot’ by Litton, in box.

‘Simmerpot’ by Litton, in box.

Sample of red clay collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

Sample of red clay collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

unknown

Model of swimmer on inflated oxhide

Model of swimmer on inflated oxhide

1931

Sample of surface layer of Globigerina ooze collected by HMS Bulldog, 1860

Sample of surface layer of Globigerina ooze collected by HMS Bulldog, 1860

1860

Section of underground telegraph cable, 1846

Section of underground telegraph cable, 1846

1846

Liverpool jug thrown as it comes from the wheel

Liverpool jug thrown as it comes from the wheel

Un-handled drinking horn (white - unglazed)

Un-handled drinking horn (white - unglazed)

Egg cup (white - unglazed)

Egg cup (white - unglazed)

Two 1/8 Scale Speaker

Two 1/8 Scale Speaker

Three lumps of clay recovered from pit, for making red earthenware.

Clay lumps for making red earthenware

Sea bed sediment samples and nodules collected from various sampling locations around the world by the HMS Challenger expedition, 1872-1876, and HMS Bulldog, 1860.

Sea bed sediment samples and nodules collected by HMS Challenger and HMS Bulldog

1860-1876

Sample of ‘red clay’ collected by HMS Challenger from the Pacific Ocean, north of Tahiti, at a depth of 2350 fathoms, 1872-1876.

Sample of ‘red clay’ collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Sample of ‘diatomaceous ooze’, collected by HMS Challenger from the ocean between the Kerguelen Islands and Tasmania, at a depth of 1950 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 157.

Sample of ‘diatomaceous ooze’ collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Sample of ‘radiolarian ooze’ collected by HMS Challenger from the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and Tahiti, at a depth of 2350 fathoms, 1872-1876.

Sample of ‘radiolarian ooze’ collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Sample of ‘Globigerina ooze with many radiolarians’, collected by HMS Challenger from the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Tahiti, at a depth of 2425 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 271. Globigerina is a genus of planktonic Foraminifera; shells of these tiny animals dominate vast areas of the deep sea floor.

Sample of Globigerina ooze collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Sample of ‘Globigerina ooze’ collected by HMS Challenger from the Pacific Ocean, Western Caroline Island, at a depth of 1850 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 224. Globigerina is a genus of planktonic Foraminifera; shells of these tiny animals dominate vast areas of the deep sea floor.

Sample of 'Globigerina ooze' collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Sample of ‘Chocolate clay’, collected by HMS Challenger from the South Pacific Ocean, south of Tahiti, at a depth of 2385 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 281.

Sample of ‘Chocolate clay’collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Open lamp used by workers in the collieries of Giridih, Bengal, early twentieth-century

Open lamp used by natives in the collieries of Giridih Bengal

1900-1940

Sample of ‘Globigerina ooze’ in dry condition, collected by HMS Challenger from the South Atlantic Ocean, south west of St Helena, between Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, at a depth of 1990 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 338. Globigerina is a genus of planktonic Foraminifera; shells of these tiny animals dominate vast areas of the deep sea floor.

Sample of ‘Globigerina ooze’ collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Sample of ‘wet globigerina ooze’, collected by HMS Challenger from the South Atlantic Ocean, between Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, at a depth of 1990 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 338.

Sample of ‘wet globigerina ooze’ collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Glass bottle in clay mould, one of six

Glass bottle in clay mould

Sample of 'red clay' collected by HMS Challenger from the Atlantic Ocean, between the Canary Islands and West Indies, at a depth of 3150 fathoms, 1872-1876.

Sample of 'red clay' collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

China clay for making Bone China

China clay for making Bone China

Portion of horizontal segmental gas retort.

Portion of horizontal segmental gas retort.

Sample of ‘Agulhas shoal’, collected by HMS Challenger from the ocean off the coast of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, at a depth of 200 fathoms, 1872-1876.

Sample of ‘Agulhas shoal' collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Small glass bottle, containing a lump of Gil-I-Sarsui (edible clay) from Kabul, Afghanistan, bottle English, 1870-1930. The label on the bottle reads: Gil-I-Sarsui. Edible clay of afghans. 67. Kabul. The label inside the bottle reads: 67. gil-i sarsui

Small glass bottle

1870-1930

Glass bottle in clay mould, one of six

Glass bottle in clay mould

Glass bottle in clay mould, one of six

Glass bottle in clay mould

Glass bottle in clay mould, one of six

Glass bottle in clay mould

Glass bottle in clay mould, one of six, containing unknown liquid

Glass bottle in clay mould

Six glass bottles in clay moulds, some containing unknown liquid

Six glass bottles in clay moulds

Ball Clay used as a soft body in the making of clay

Ball Clay used as a soft body in the making of clay

Glass bottle in clay mould, one of six, containing unknown liquid

Glass bottle in clay mould