Items Collection (#4)

Intaglio gem, hunting scene horseman attacking a lion, -200 BC (carnelian)
7309977 Intaglio gem, hunting scene horseman attacking a lion, -200 BC (carnelian); 1.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: carnelian); © Ashmolean Museum

Stuffed Emperor Penguin model, 1901-04 (bird skin, feathers)
7295696 Stuffed Emperor Penguin model, 1901-04 (bird skin, feathers) by Wilson, Edward Adrian (1872-1912); 102.9x49.5x49.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Stuffed Emperor Penguin model, 1901-04 (bird skin, feathers)
7295693 Stuffed Emperor Penguin model, 1901-04 (bird skin, feathers) by Wilson, Edward Adrian (1872-1912); 102.9x49.5x49.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sledge flag with anchor design and embroidered Hope On Hope Ever, 1852 (silk, felt, hand sewn)
7295647 Sledge flag with anchor design and embroidered Hope On Hope Ever, 1852 (silk, felt, hand sewn) by Franklin, Jane (1792-1875); 60.96x93.98 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A crop image of Malby's globe covering the areas explored before Franklin's 1845 Erebus and Terror expedition
7295646 A crop image of Malby's globe covering the areas explored before Franklin's 1845 Erebus and Terror expedition

Sealskin suit, 1875 (sealskin)
7295773 Sealskin suit, 1875 (sealskin); 160x610x880 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: This sealskin suit)

Satellite sledge assigned to HMS Discovery for Arctic exploration with ice saw in position
7295733 Satellite sledge assigned to HMS Discovery for Arctic exploration with ice saw in position. c.1875 (wood, organic: leather, metal); National Maritime Museum, London

U.S. Merchant ensign 1813 - 1930, 1813-14 (wool, cotton)
7295469 U.S. Merchant ensign 1813 - 1930, 1813-14 (wool, cotton); 193x345.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A USA merchant ensign from 1812-1814)

Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy
BEN5469652 Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy. Pinacoteca di Brera is in Milan.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy
BEN5469651 Back of a card from the Tarot deck of the Visconti family. Miniature from the 15th century, Italy. Pinacoteca di Brera is in Milan.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Mechanical equinox dial, for latitude 0-90 degrees, 18th century
MMM5468898 Mechanical equinox dial, for latitude 0-90 degrees, 18th century; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Mechanical equinox dial, for latitude 0-90 degrees)

Celestial globe with table, supported by Hercules, c.1651 (ivory statuette and gilded copper)
MMM5475237 Celestial globe with table, supported by Hercules, c.1651 (ivory statuette and gilded copper); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Celestial globe with table)

British Royal Navy uniform, model from 1812, detail of the back sleeve of a rear admiral's coat
MMM5475155 British Royal Navy uniform, model from 1812, detail of the back sleeve of a rear admiral's coat, 1812 (wool and silk coat); National Maritime Museum, London

British Royal Navy uniform, model from 1812 (wool and silk)
MMM5475139 British Royal Navy uniform, model from 1812 (wool and silk); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: British Royal Navy uniform, model from 1812)

Universal equinoxial ring dial, for all latitudes. Brass instrument, c.1715 (brass)
MMM5475137 Universal equinoxial ring dial, for all latitudes. Brass instrument, c.1715 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Universal equinoxial ring dial, for all latitudes)

Universal equinoxial dial for all latitudes, reverse, c.1695-1725 (copper)
MMM5475090 Universal equinoxial dial for all latitudes, reverse, c.1695-1725 (copper) by Culpeper, Edmund (1660-1738); National Maritime Museum, London

Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), deployed, for 10-degree latitude. Brass instrument, c.1800-1843 (brass)
MMM5475067 Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), deployed, for 10-degree latitude. Brass instrument, c.1800-1843 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial from Augsburg (Germany)

Magnetic compass, made by Georges Adams, a craftsman in London (England), dated 1766 (steel)
MMM5457778 Magnetic compass, made by Georges Adams, a craftsman in London (England), dated 1766 (steel); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Magnetic compass, made by Georges Adams)

Replica of Thomas Edison's phonograph. 19th century (object)
UIG5430320 Replica of Thomas Edison's phonograph. 19th century (object); Dorling Kindersley/UIG

Sundial with universal equinox ring, for all latitudes, 18th century (copper)
MMM5470082 Sundial with universal equinox ring, for all latitudes, 18th century (copper); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial with universal equinox ring, for all latitudes)

Universal sundial for latitude 0-90 degrees, decorated with crowned eagles. Copper object, c.1635 (copper)
MMM5470074 Universal sundial for latitude 0-90 degrees, decorated with crowned eagles. Copper object, c.1635 (copper); National Maritime Museum, London

An Islamic solar quadrant, 1870 (lacquered wood)
MMM5470032 An Islamic solar quadrant, 1870 (lacquered wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: An Islamic solar quadrant)

Analematic sundial (by projecting the shadow of the gnomon) for latitude 51 degrees, c.1697 (copper and steel)
MMM5469097 Analematic sundial (by projecting the shadow of the gnomon) for latitude 51 degrees, c.1697 (copper and steel); National Maritime Museum, London

Butterfield dial for latitude 35 degrees, built around a magnetic compass, 17th century (silver)
MMM5469074 Butterfield dial for latitude 35 degrees, built around a magnetic compass, 17th century (silver, gilded copper and glass); National Maritime Museum, London

Silk lace petticoat, given by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) as a wedding gift to Frances Nisbet (1761-1831)
MMM5468858 Silk lace petticoat, given by Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) as a wedding gift to Frances Nisbet (1761-1831), 1787 (silk lace); National Maritime Museum, London

Pan. Sculpture representing Pan, a centaur playing the flute, god of nature in Greek mythology
BEN5468311 Pan. Sculpture representing Pan, a centaur playing the flute, god of nature in Greek mythology. Directed by Niccolo Pericoli Tribolo II (1500-1550), 1549. Bargello Museum, Florence

Gold medallion (recto) with the effigy of Augustus, 1st century (gold)
BEN5468206 Gold medallion (recto) with the effigy of Augustus, 1st century (gold); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Roman antiquity)

Model of the cargo ship Nonsuch (1906), c.1906 (wood, cotton, copper, gold and paint)
MMM5467379 Model of the cargo ship Nonsuch (1906), c.1906 (wood, cotton, copper, gold and paint); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Model of the cargo ship Nonsuch (1906)

Iran: Minai cup representing Vahram V Gour (the onager) (or Bahram Gur), Sassanid king of Persia on a camel
BEN5464268 Iran: Minai cup representing Vahram V Gour (the onager) (or Bahram Gur), Sassanid king of Persia on a camel. 13th century ceramic

Cathedral. Interior. The chapel Capella de la Mare de Deu del Claustre. The altar. A statue
6269270 Cathedral. Interior. The chapel Capella de la Mare de Deu del Claustre. The altar. A statue. Madonna with Child (Imatge de la mare de Deu del Claustre). Romanesque

Collegiate church. Interior. The crypt/pantheon (Cripta-Panteon de los Duques de Pastrana y del Infantado)
6267498 Collegiate church. Interior. The crypt/pantheon (Cripta-Panteon de los Duques de Pastrana y del Infantado). Urn of the ninth duke of Pastrana. Text: ?? DO Y SALMS?? DE PASTRANA MURIO EN 1841

Collegiate church. Interior. The crypt/pantheon (Cripta-Panteon de los Duques de Pastrana y del Infantado)
6267497 Collegiate church. Interior. The crypt/pantheon (Cripta-Panteon de los Duques de Pastrana y del Infantado). Urn of Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli

Collegiate church. Interior. Baptist chapel (Capilla del Baptisterio y de las Reliquias de la Colegiata de Pastrana)
6267479 Collegiate church. Interior. Baptist chapel (Capilla del Baptisterio y de las Reliquias de la Colegiata de Pastrana). Reliquary bust of Saint Teresa. Polychrome wood

Sculpture group (De sacramentstoren). Hendrik Mauris. 1585. Late gothic. Detail
6276118 Sculpture group (De sacramentstoren). Hendrik Mauris. 1585. Late gothic. Detail.; (add.info.: Creator: Hendrik Mauris Sint-Maartenskerk, Kortrijk, West-Vlaanderen)

Sculpture group (De sacramentstoren). Hendrik Mauris. 1585. Late gothic. Detail. Sculpture group. Last Supper
6276114 Sculpture group (De sacramentstoren). Hendrik Mauris. 1585. Late gothic. Detail. Sculpture group. Last Supper.; (add.info.: Creator: Hendrik Mauris Sint-Maartenskerk, Kortrijk)

Etendard gate taken in 1798 by General Desaix a Murad Bey chief of the Mamluks, 1798 (object)
5944664 Etendard gate taken in 1798 by General Desaix a Murad Bey chief of the Mamluks, 1798 (object); Musee d'Art Roger Quilliot

Astronomical compendium (measurement kit) for 49° latitude, open, with magnetic compass, 1597 (brass)
MMM5474046 Astronomical compendium (measurement kit) for 49° latitude, open, with magnetic compass, 1597 (brass) by Ducher, Hans (fl.1574); National Maritime Museum, London

Milk jug commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1905 (sandstone ceramic)
MMM5471438 Milk jug commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1905 (sandstone ceramic); National Maritime Museum, London

Astrolabe, detail of a plate with a projection of Frijus, 1702 (object)
MMM5471336 Astrolabe, detail of a plate with a projection of Frijus, 1702 (object) by Bion, Nicolas (1652-1733); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Astrolabe)

Portrait of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Oval glass paste cameo, early 19th century (glass paste)
MMM5470465 Portrait of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Oval glass paste cameo, early 19th century (glass paste); National Maritime Museum, London

Detail of an astrolabe, c.1555 (brass)
MMM5470401 Detail of an astrolabe, c.1555 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Detail of an astrolabe: the rest)

Compass and dipleidoscope, an instrument for evaluating exact noon, composed of a small telescope and a prism
MMM5470113 Compass and dipleidoscope, an instrument for evaluating exact noon, composed of a small telescope and a prism, 1853-60 (copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Horizontal sundial pedestal for latitude 51 degrees, by Thomas Crow (?), 1801 (copper)
MMM5470095 Horizontal sundial pedestal for latitude 51 degrees, by Thomas Crow (?), 1801 (copper); National Maritime Museum, London

A flask carved from a coconut, c.1782 (object)
MMM5476743 A flask carved from a coconut, c.1782 (object); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A flask carved from a coconut)

Colour-printed plate, representing Brunel's Great Western, with full sail and full steam
MMM5476532 Colour-printed plate, representing Brunel's Great Western, with full sail and full steam. Pottery, c.1860 (printed pottery); National Maritime Museum, London

A seam rubber, a sailor's tool used in the manufacture of sails, early 19th century (whalebone)
MMM5476242 A seam rubber, a sailor's tool used in the manufacture of sails, early 19th century (whalebone); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A seam rubber)

A seam rubber, a sailor's tool used in the manufacture of sails, early 19th century (whalebone)
MMM5476232 A seam rubber, a sailor's tool used in the manufacture of sails, early 19th century (whalebone); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A seam rubber)

Plaque representing the portrait of a brig, with a mermaid-shaped bow figure with a mirror and a comb
MMM5475286 Plaque representing the portrait of a brig, with a mermaid-shaped bow figure with a mirror and a comb and the inscription Leith, c.1800 (pottery); National Maritime Museum, London

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An eclectic collection of items that tell stories and ignite curiosity. From a cast iron Victorian walking stick stand, standing tall with elegance, to the mysterious Sheela-na-Gig on the church wall of Killinaboy in County Clare, Ireland. A SEM diamond stylus delicately travels through LP grooves, creating melodies that transport us back in time. An enchanting advert for Shelley Vogue China 1931 captures the essence of an era long gone. The electric guitar and amplifier unleash a symphony of sound, captivating audiences around the world. The Rubik's Cube becomes a work of art as its vibrant colors intertwine in mesmerizing patterns. A stylus gently glides along an LP record, unlocking memories etched into each groove. A card index box holds secrets waiting to be discovered; it is a treasure trove of knowledge at our fingertips. An eye mask provides solace and tranquility amidst the chaos of everyday life. Snakes and ladders take us on a journey filled with ups and downs; luck guiding our every move. Rubber ducks bring joy to bath times and remind us to embrace playfulness even in adulthood. Each item tells its own unique story - from cherished memories to moments yet to unfold, and are reminders that beauty can be found in unexpected places if we only take the time to look.