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Episodes in the life of Prince Dri-med-kun-Idan. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

Mandala with the eight-handed Uṣṇīṣavijayā as a Buddhist deity of long life. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

Experiments and observations upon oriental and other bezoar-stones, which prove them to be of no use in physick. Gascoin's powder, distinctly examin'd in its seven ingredients, censur'd and found imperfect : dedicated to the Royal Society to which is annex'd, a vindication of sugars against the charge of Dr. Willis, other physicians, and common prejudices dedicated to the ladies. Together with further discoveries and remarks / By Frederick Slare.

Madstones / by Spencer L. Rogers.

Bezoars and the collection of Henri van Heurck (1838-1909) / by R. van Tassel.

M0000715: Goa stone in an ornate case with lid

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Madstones / by Spencer L. Rogers.

Bezoars and the collection of Henri van Heurck (1838-1909) / by R. van Tassel.

Mandala with the eight-handed Uṣṇīṣavijayā as a Buddhist deity of long life. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

M0000715: Goa stone in an ornate case with lid