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Spode Tea Cup

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Category: Decorative Arts; Classification: Teacup;

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Nephrite Adze

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Nephrite adze. Duff type 2. Poll chipped. Cutting marks on sides. Cutting edge sharp. Category: New Zealand Ethnology; Classification: Adze; Location: Whareakeake;

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Long Tailed Cuckoo

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A male Long-tailed Cuckoo. A summer visitor to New Zealand, the Long-tailed Cuckoo winters in the Pacific Islands. Category: Birds; Classification: Eudynamys taitensis; Location: Dunedin, New Zealand;

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Lekythos

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Attic black figure lekythos from the class of Athens. Lotus buds decorate the shoulder. The body shows Aeneas with Anchises and Creusa, flanked by a warrior on each side. Category: Antiquities; Classification: Vase; Location: Greece;

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Whale earbone

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The ear bone from an unidentified whale. Category: Mammals; Classification: Cetacea; Location: New Zealand;

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Stick Insect

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Category: Entomology; Classification: Argosarchus horridus; Location: Dunedin, New Zealand;

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Ground Beetle

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Category: Entomology; Classification: Carabidae; Location: New Zealand;

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Royal Copenhagen Dragon-fly Bowl

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Category: Decorative Arts; Classification: Bowl; Location: Copenhagen;

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Earwig

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Category: Entomology; Classification: Pentatomoid; Location: Kaawa Stream, New Zealand;

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Islamic Bowl

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Conical lustre bowl. Features seated figures amongst foliage. Category: Decorative Arts; Classification: Bowl; Location: Persia (Iran);

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Weta

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The native Giant Weta Category: Entomology; Classification: Stenopelmatidea; Location: Kaikoura Range, New Zealand;

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Maori Art Tea cup and saucer

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Category: Decorative Arts; Classification: Teacup; Location: England;

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Court Case Scene (Yamen)

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Model of Chinese court scene. The accused wears a square collar and is on his knees as is the witness. Guards and officers stand around. Category: Decorative Arts; Classification: Sculpture; Location: South China;

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Grasshopper

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Category: Entomology; Classification: Gigeus campestris; Location: The Old Man range, New Zealand;

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Amphora

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One side, the departure of a warrior. The other side features a riding lesson. Category: Galleries; Classification: Amphora;

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Paradise Duck

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A female Paradise Sheldudck Category: Birds; Classification: Tadorna variegata; Location: Hororata, New Zealand;

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Barnacle

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Category: Invertebrate Zoology; Classification: Caronula diadema; Location: Kaikoura, New Zealand;

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Pelike detail

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Category: Galleries; Classification: Pelike;

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Worchester Vase

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Hard porcelain body. The base of the handles feature raised scallops and lions heads. The body features raised acanthus leaves, gilded leaves and white enamelled flowers. There are two raised cherub heads on the shoulder. Category: Decorative Arts; Classification: Vase; Location: England;

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Spotted Shag

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Found only in New Zealand waters, Spotted Shags breed in large colonies on Banks Peninsula and smaller colonies in the Marlborough Sounds. Category: Birds; Classification: Stictocarbo punctatus; Location: Dunedin, New Zealand;

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