Streamlined toy locomotive by Lionel, representing an American locomotive and tender based on the Pennsylvania Railroad K45 type, fitted with a casing designed by Raymond Loewy in 1936

Toy car by Kingsbury, made in USA representing an American streamlined car and based on the Chrysler Airflow of c. 1934

A 4-wheel locomotive, tender, articulated coach pair part of a streamlined toy train set by Hornby, representing the LNER Silver Jubilee train of 1935, with four curved and two straight rails, and winding key, all in a blue cardboard box, c. 1936

Wooden spinning top toy with iron peg: Ancient Egyptian, Oxyrhynchus, Middle Egypt, Roman Period, c. 30 BC - AD 395

Ball made of solid pith?, coated with gesso and set with thin strips of reed in a lozenge pattern: Ancient Egyptian, probably New Kingdom, c.1550-1069 BC

Ball made of kotted fibre, possibly a toy but also perhaps an amulet: Ancient Egyptian, probably New Kingdom

Doll, female with a head of clay, bead eyes, hair of cotton with metal tips, on top of a wooden handle decorated with bead necklace: Africa, North Africa, Sudan, possibly Baggara people, late 19th century

Doll, stylised female fertility figure carved of wood with cylindrical body and flat rectangular head with outlined facial features and neck of incised rings: Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Fante people, 19th century

Carved wooden crocodile figure decorated with red, green and black painted geometric patterns: Africa, West Africa, Northern Nigeria, Kano, Hausa people

Carved wooden crocodile figure decorated with red, green and black painted geometric patterns: Africa, West Africa, Northern Nigeria, Kano, Hausa people

Carved wooden tortoise figure decorated with red, green and black painted geometric patterns: Africa, West Africa, Northern Nigeria, Kano, Hausa people

Carved wooden tortoise figure decorated with red, green and black painted geometric patterns: Africa, West Africa, Northern Nigeria, Kano, Hausa people

Doll figure with a calabash base supporting a bundle of reeds topped with a clay head, coloured glass beads for eyes and hair and wrapped around the body, leather strips for arms with bead fingers: Africa, South Africa, Lesotho, late 19th century

Doll figure with conical wooden body covered with green, blue, black and red glass beads in geometric patterns over a layer of brown cloth, two white bead eyes and strands of beads to resemble hair, leather arms wrapped around with beads, originally carried by the bride during her wedding ceremony to signify her desire for children: Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Lesotho, Southern Sotho people, late 19th - early 20th century

Spinning top of carved pale wood, top set with five red seeds: Africa, Eastern Africa, Malawi, Blantyre or Domasi, early 20th century

Child's toy axe with blade of stone with circular smooth cutting edge and handle of wood bent back upon itself and bound by cordage and resin: Australasia, Australia, Queensland, Australian Aboriginal, 19th or 20th century