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Touchstone from Salalah, southern Oman, 1994

unknown

Touchstone from the souk in Mutrah, Muscat, Oman, 1994

1994

Earth Station, Ras al Khaimah

1977

Five siliceous pebbles suitable for use in assaying gold, Oman, 1994

1994
Model, scale 1:18, of a 'Batil', an Arab trading vessel used on the Omani coast for pearl fishing, with two masts (raking forward) and lateen sails, by Deerjeebhoy Merwanjee, Bombay, Salsette Island, Maharashtra, India, 1842-1851. Deerjeebhoy Merwanjee built the model from a beam of the 'Cornwallis', which was built in 1788 of Malabar teak.

Model of a 'Batil', Arab trading vessel

1842-1851
larger display model of Arab Baggala (1851)

Arab baggala, c. 1851

1800-1851