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Axe

Antiquities

E28.30

Stylus

Antiquities

E26.66

Figure, Animal

Antiquities

D42.432

The goddess Bastet, part cat and part woman was the daughter of Re, the sun-god. She represented the power of the sun to ripen crops. Cats were sacred to Bastet and many bronze cats were dedicated to her at her temple on the Nile delta. The chief seat of her worship was at Bustatie, the modern Tell Basta

Celt

World

D23.167

Fibula

Antiquities

E35.107

Armlet

World

D58.26

Spear, Spear Head, Harpoon

World

D62.13

Sword

World

D62.100

Mortar

World

D62.114

Necklace

World

D62.118

Machete, Sword

World

D65.1110

Jug

Ceramics

F79.263

Sword, Scabbard

World

F82.442

Klewag. Straight, convex single-edged blade. Half-circle fretted from blade next to hilt. Straight polished wooden hilt, dark stained, curved bulbous pommel. Straight, brown wooden scabbard bound three double bands woven rattan cane. "John Bruce" written on scabbard.

Sword

World

F82.444

Shamshir. Narrow, highly curved, long, single-edged blade. Fluted, engraved floral, scrolled patterns next hilt. Wooden hilt with bulbous pommel.

Knife, Scabbard

World

F82.454

'Dha' sword

Teapot

Ceramics

F70.153

Dagger

World

D24.2401

Dagger with the inscription lā fatā illā ʿAlī lā sayf illā Dhū’l-Faqār - "there is no Hero but Ali, and there is no sword but the Zulfiqar"

Sword, Scabbard

World

D24.2425

Dagger

World

D24.2427

Adze, Hafted, Toki

Mahi whakairo

D25.729

Complete hafted adze Cross-section is rectangular. Adze has a smooth, metal surface, though very rusted. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Hafted adze. Adze is connected to shaped haft of dark wood, with twine.