New Acquisitions

Obverse Laureate head of Jupiter, right. Border of dots. Reverse ROMA: Victory, right, crowning trophy. Line border.

Complete wooden pūtōrino. Bound at each end with harakeke strands; discolouration on the surface appears to indicate that there once were additional binding sites. Single mouth perforation on one side with rudimentary eyes carved onto surface and very two shallow koru radiating from centre below mouth. An unevenly set cross-shaped mark sits on top face above eyes. Surface has been varnished in the past but now worn. Two cracks running longitudinally on both sides with tape residue running along one.

Complete wooden pūtōrino. Bound with strands of harakeke at each end and at four places on the body. Tapered at the distal end, with a knobbed mouthpiece at the proximal end. Perforation at the centre on one side. Surface has been painted mid-brown. Two cracks running longitudinally on each side.

Obverse: Saturn S Reverse: Prow, S H

Obverse: Roma, Staff Reverse: Dioscuri, Feather

Obverse: Jupiter Reverse: Victory trophy, ME

Obverse: Roma Reverse: Dioscuri

Obverse: Roma Reverse: Luna in biga, murex

Obverse: Roma Reverse: Luna in biga, murex

Obverse: Roma [?] Reverse: Victory in biga L SAVF

Obverse: Roma Reverse: Victory in big PSVA

Obverse: Roma Reverse: Dioscuri M ATILI