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Obverse: Head of Athene, r., wearing earring and crested Athenian helmet, on which Scylla hurling rock. Reverse: L., TAP. Owl standing r., head facing, wings closed. In field r., I and club, point upwards.

Obverse: In field l., (M)ET. Ear of barley. Border of dots on raised band whose edge is defined by lines. Reverse: Same type, incuse. Incuse border of oblongs.

Obverse: Head of Demeter, r., wearing earring, necklace, and wreath of barley with ears; hair hanging down and visible in front of neck. Letters in front of neck (ΔΑΤ?). Traces of border of dots. Reverse: In field l., META. Ear of barley, with leaf r; above leaf, plough r.; below leaf, MAX, with pellet beneath.

Obverse: VM in ex. Bull standing l. on dotted bar, turning head round and biting his back. Dotted cable border. Reverse: Same type incuse and reversed. Incuse border of dots.

Obverse: Head of Athene r., wearing crested Athenian helmet, on side of which is Scylla with right arm raised. Reverse: ΘΟΥPIΩΝ, above. Bull with right fore-foot raised and tail curled to right, butting r; below, ivy leaf. Nothing visible in ex., which is marked off by plain line above dotted one.

Obverse: Head of Athene, r., wearing earring and crested Athenian helmet, on side of which is Scylla with arms outspread (hurling rock?). Reverse: ΘΟΥPIΩΝ, above. Bull with right fore-foot raised and tail erect butting r; ΘΣ [approx.] at end of tail. In ex., fulmen.

Obverse: Head of Amphitrite (?) r., wearing veil, stephane, earring and necklace; sceptre over left shoulder; behind, bee (or cicada or fly?). Below head, Γ. Border of dots. Reverse: ΒPETTIΩΝ, in field r. Poseidon naked l., with right foot advanced resting on Ionic capital; he leans with left hand on long sceptre and his right elbow rests on right knee; at his feet, Γ; in field l., eagle l. on wreath, wings open. Border of dots.

Obverse: Blurred inscr., to l., . KPA; to r., ΓΑΝΤ. Eagle standing l., wings closed. Reverse: Crab (die flaw below)

Obverse: Above, r., AKPA; below, l., CAN. Eagle standing l., wings closed. Reverse: Crab.

Obverse: To r., ΑΚΡΑΓ. Head of Zeus, r., laur. Border of dots. Reverse: ΣΙΛΑΝΟΣ. Eagle r., wings raised, tearing supine hare; to r., long torch with bond ends flaming. Slightly double struck.

Complete pake (rain cape) made of flax and tussock. Thick plaited muka fibre at the top edge, with smaller plaited ties attached. Top third is bordered with a shorter layer of fibre. Bottom edge is uneven.

Fresco fragment on stucco

Contemporary carved waharoa (gateway) depicting the three waka Uruao, Araiteuru, and Takitimu. The waharoa consists of a centre panel, two exterior side panels, and two interior side panels. Centre panel and exterior side panels are painted in shades of reds, green, yellow, black, and white. Each exterior side panel has a projection depicting a waka prow with a figure in the centre. Four other ancestral figures are carved down the height of the panels, one on top of the other, with geometric shapes on the centre and sides. The centre panel has three ancestral figures carved one on top of the other, with a projection depicting a waka stern. Two ancestral figures stand on either side of the centre piece, amongst geometric shapes representing waves. Two unpainted interior panels are carved from totara with two ancestral figures each, one on top of the other, stands on either side of the interior frame. The figures have paua shell eyes, projecting tongues, and are holding hoe (waka paddles

Reconstructed silcrete core made of six pieces. Each piece has a historic number on in. Starting from the proper right, the largest flake in numbered 53H. Attached to the proper left of 53H is A85R and 85R. Attached the to the proper left of these are A48V and 69D, finishing on the proper left with A27X. There is weathering on reconnected surfaces and discolouration where pieces had previously been exposed.

Complete flute. There are four perforations, three along the top of the flute, and one at the end on the side. The entire surface is decorated with striations that wrap around the flute going in both directions that create a crosshatched pattern.