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A gold coin of Valens, said to have been found "in a hermetically sealed vase in an Egyptian tomb" by a Mr E Hendricksen of Townsville during the war. This coin was only brought to the Queensland Museum for identification and was never donated. Mr…

Human remains.

The First World War Antiquities Project has chosen not to further identify, describe, or illustrate these human remains and will not include any images of them.

The practice of souveniring Human Remains was commonplace in the…

An Egyptian amulet in the form of a gaurdant cat. The fabric is buff to orange with some evidence of a blue glaze, poorly preserved. The rounded ears sit prominently on the top of the head. The eyes and nose appear to be moulded. The head and body…

An Egyptian amulet in the form of a gaurdant cat. The fabric is buff to olive green. The ears sit prominently on the top of the head. The eyes and nose are roughly indicated and the mouth is downturned. The head appears too large for the body and the…

An Egyptian amulet in the form of a gaurdant cat. The fabric is buff to brown. The ears sit prominently on the top of the head, but the right ear is broken. The eyes and nose are roughly indicated and the mouth is downturned. The head appears too…

An Egyptian amulet in the form of a gaurdant cat. The fabric is olive green with areas of brown accretions and some evidence of a dark blue glaze, poorly preserved. The rounded ears sit prominently on the top of the head. The eyes and nose appear to…

An Egyptian amulet in the form of a gaurdant cat. The fabric is buff to brown. The ears sit prominently on the top of the head. The eyes and nose are roughly indicated and the mouth is downturned. The head appears too large for the body and the legs…

An Egyptian amulet in the form of a gaurdant cat. The fabric is dark olive green with areas of brown accretions. The rounded ears sit prominently on the top of the head. The eyes and nose appear to be moulded. The head and body are in better…

An Egyptian amulet in the form of a gaurdant cat. The fabric is olive green with areas of brown accretions. The rounded ears sit prominently on the top of the head. The eyes and nose are roughly indicated and the mouth is flat. The head appears too…

An Egyptian amulet in the form of a gaurdant cat. The fabric is olive green. The ears sit prominently on the top of the head, but the right ear is broken. The eyes and nose are roughly indicated and the mouth is flat. The head appears too large for…