Ceramic comparative scale of 25 British and Pyramid inches by Casella, in a case with a thermometer, produced for C. Piazzi Smyth following his measurements at the Great Pyramid -1867

One of a group of four telescopic end gauges, in wood and steel, made for C. Piazzi Smyth to use during his measurements of the Great Pyramid: Northern Europe, England, York, c.1865

Gold aureus of Augustus, obverse with Augustus bare headed facing right, reverse with heifer walking left: Roman, Asiatic mint, c. 19 - 15? BC

Silver tetradrachm of Alexander III (the Great), showing Alexander as Heracles on obverse, and Zeus seated on reverse: Southern Europe, Greek Macedonia, Kingdom of Macedon Amphipolis mint, c. 324 - 323 BC

Silver tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter as Satrap, showing Alexander III wearing an elephant skin facing right on obverse, and Athena Promachos, and eagle on thunderbolt in right field: Delta mint, Egypt, Kingdom of Macedon, 305 - 285 BC

Silver tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter, obverse with diademed head of Ptolemy I facing right, reverse with Eagle standing on thunderbolt facing left : Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic Kingdom, 305 - 285 BC

Copper alloy drachma of Ptolemy IV Philopator, obverse showing Zeus Ammon facing right, reverse eagle on thunderbolt: Alexandria mint, Egypt, Ptolemaic Kingdom, 220 - 203 BC

Silver tetradrachm of Cleopatra VII, showing diademed head of Ptolemy I, and an eagle holding thunderbolt on reverse, minted in year 3 of her reign: Egypt, Ptolemaic Kingdom, 49 BC

Fired steatite head from a statuette of a man with a shaven head and prominent ears: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Abydos, possibly 13th Dynasty, c.1795 - 1650 BC

Face of a statue of a provincial governor, of porphyritic diorite: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, possibly Qau el-Kebir, probably mid-12th Dynasty, c.1965 - 1874 BC

Greywacke standing statue of a man named Mesehi (?) with a shaved head, wearing a long pleated kilt with a weft-fringe: Ancient Egyptian, Middle Kingdom, 13th Dynasty, c.1855 - 1650 BC

Head of a statue in red quartzose sandstone, of a man wearing a wig of lappet type, broken off at neck: Ancient Egyptian, Middle Kingdom, mid-12th Dynasty, c.1922 - 1855 BC

Upper part of a greywacke statue of a seated man wearing a long wig with lappets: Ancient Egyptian, Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, c.1922 - 1855 BC

Black granite statue of the Controller of Priests Amenyseneb seated with his hands upon his knees, wearing a shoulder-length wig, inscribed across his chest and down his kilt: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Abydos, Tomb 452, Middle Kingdom, 13th Dynasty, c.1765 - 1712 BC

Triad statuette in fired steatite of a man standing between two women: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, probably Abydos, Late Middle Kingdom, c.1855 -1650 BC

Fired steatite pair statuette of a man named Dedu and his wife (possibly named User-Djehuty) shown standing on a rectangular podium with a rough inscription: Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, probably Thebes, Middle Kingdom, 13th Dynasty, c.1795 - 1650 BC