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Figurine, faience, Egyptian late period, Bes the dwarf god, head missing but otherwise well preserved. Dark green in colour. Accompanied by an envelope with explanatory text (L.16.028 B)

Figurine, faience, Egyptian late period, top part (head and shoulders) of a blue faience Isis amulet with suspension hole at back. The entire surface is worn, so that the facial features are obliterated. Attached to the piece is an original tag (c.…

Figurine, terracotta? Egyptian? Unknown date. Figure of Taweret, standing and holding belly. On reverse in pencil  Anubis . Buff clay with green grey slip. Accompanied by a tissue with explanatory text: L.16.033 B

Animal Remains, Rhinocerus hide, unknown date. Roughly square with texture on one side and fairly smooth on the other. Semi-gloss dark brown. Accompanied by a scrap of lined paper with explanatory text (L.16.032 B)

An Egyptian bronze arrow-head, reportedly "of the earliest times", purchased from the sale room of the Cairo Museum in 1915 by George Herbert Bourne. This artefact was sent home to Australia in March 1915 but its current whereabouts is unknown. In…

An Egyptian Faience Necklace comprised of tube and ring beads, probably strung on a modern thread. This necklace has not yet been identified in the Queensland Museum collection, but is the subject of further research.

This necklace is part of a…

A carinated bowl with a rounded base, probably late Roman in date. The surface of the vessel is a red-rown colour with small limestone inclusions. The rim is rounded over the neck. The vessel has been roughly finished with incised horizonal lines…

Bracelet, Bronze, Egyptian Roman or later. Two strands of thick wire, bent in half and then twisted on each other to form a crude bracelet. Very corroded with active bronze disease. Attached is a contemporary (1916) tag reading:  No 4: Old…

Bracelet, Bronze, Egyptian Roman or later. Thick flat band in a rough oval, flattened towards the join with a zigzag terminal. Very corroded with active bronze disease. Label on L.16.030 appears to also refer to this piece.

A fragment of Roman brick, roughly triangular in profile, with a sticker on the largest face identifying it as "Roman Brick" from "St Albans" in blue biro. The outer surfaces of the fragment are a deep orange in colour while the internal colour is a…