Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Antiquities
Obverse: Head of Artemis, l., wearing earring and necklace, hair tied in knot behind; quiver at shoulder. Border of dots. Reverse: Above, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ ; below, ΦΙΝΤΙΑ. Boar standing at bay, l. Plain border.
Obverse: Head of Apollo laur., r. Reverse: Two eagles standing l. on supine hare, the further with wings spread, the nearer throwing back its head and screaming
Obverse: To r., AKP. Head of Apollo laur., r. Reverse: To r., downwards, AKPAΓΑΝ; to l., upwards, TINΩN. Tripodlebes with neck and three handles. Border of dots.
Obverse: Head of Persephone wearing wreath of barley, r. In front, --^--; behind, AP. Border uncertain. Reverse: To r., downwards, AKPA; to l., downwards, TIN.. . Asklepios facing, clad in himation, extending r. hand.
Obverse: Head of Persephone wearing wreath of barley, r. No inscr. visible. Border uncertain. Reverse: As preceding, but inscription complete. "To r., downwards, AKPA; to l., downwards, TIN.. . Asklepios facing, clad in himation, extending r. hand."
Obverse: Eagle with spread wings standing r. on supine hare. No inscr. or border visible. Reverse: Crab; beneath, crayfish (tunnyfish?) (mostly off flan); on either side, pellet; all in incuse circle.
Obverse: Metal piece in shape of tooth, with flat oval base; on one side, eagle standing l.; on the other, crab; on base, ˙˙. Reverse:
World
Necklace of ovoid iron beads
Mahi whakairo
Complete iron adze or axe head. Cross-section is rectangular. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. The sides reduce from the cutting edge to the poll end.
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"
Metalwork
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.
