ALT A colour portrait of Ada Lovelace. Lovelace is shown in profile, with her head turned towards the viewer. Her face is framed curls, and her hair is swept back with flowers and ribbon. She wears a dress and shawl, and her gloved hands gently hold a closed fan.

ALT A wooden writing tablet from Vindolanda, with an inscription written in cursive handwriting and black ink.

ALT A photograph of a woman in a smart black jacket shown alongside a blue and white porcelain jug.

ALT A long scroll of papyrus showing a group of animals engaging human-like behaviour to humorous effect.

ALT a large slab of black stone which is written with three paragraphs of text in hieroglyphic, Demotic, and Greek scripts.

ALT A ceramic vessel in the shape of two small owls stood side by side. Between them, a long thin spout points directly upwards.

ALT A beige ceramic vessel with a tall spout. The body is in the shape of an anthropomorphized deer with large horns. The deer is sat crossed legged, with a rope binding its neck, hands, and feet.

ALT A reddish ceramic vessel in the shape of a frog, with a long vertical spout. The frog is decorated in white with a pattern of beans and has pointy ears and fangs.

ALT A vessel in the form of a small monkey with a frown sat on its back legs. The monkey is holding a string of cocoa beans across its chest, almost like a garland.

ALT A delicate horizontal watercolour, showing a group of bunnies taking a walk. In the centre, two anthropomorphized bunnies walk on two legs: one wears a blue tunic and carries a bag, and the other wears a red jacket and carries a wicker basket. Behind them, six smaller baby bunnies are playing.

ALT A pair of wooden shoes on high stilts. The shoes have a decorative band with mother of pearl inlay which would go over the foot.

ALT A pair of low, slip on shoes covering the heel and toe area, made from a dark velvet fabric.

ALT A pair of sandals woven from dried palm leaves. They have a front strap, wide sides, and curled toes.

ALT A pair of shoes made from white ceramic with blue underglaze in a floral pattern. The shoes cover the feel up to the ankle and have a slight heel.

ALT A gold coin showing a side-profile portrait of Queen Anne.