What's your favourite possession and why? Or more than one item, if you like!

Marianne72 said:

I've a friend who makes replica Neolithic musical instruments also various ancient ethnic drums

What a great thing to do! It would be fascinating to understand more about how music might have been used within different spaces. 

I’ve had a quick scan of your links and they look interesting. I will enjoy these properly tomorrow as I need to get to sleep.

There are some ancient clay Levantine figurines of a person playing a lyre type instrument or a drum in a collection somewhere, but I don’t recall how many are known. 

That reminds me of William Morris' famous saying, “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” [that's why I divorced , because he was neither.]

That reminds me of mouse man the famous woodworker. I love mice and also rats. I used to feed fatballs to the rats when I lived on a boat, to watch the clever ways they reached them, but was told off by the boatyard owner. These are highly intelligent creatures so I can understand why you love your mouse.

Very lucky indeed and I'm really happy for you.

Yes, the 2nd thing I would gather in case of a fire would be my PC.

I've heard this too but can't remember the source. When Shakespeare left his wife his 2nd best bed, he wasn't being mean because this would have been a prized possession.

ArchaeC said:

replica Neolithic and Iron Age IIA clay figurines

How wonderful, I envy you and completely understand your joy about these items. I've a friend who makes replica Neolithic musical instruments also various ancient ethnic drums. I love programmes like Digging for Britain, where they make replicas according to ancient practice. Also, listening on YouTube to how these might have sounded in caves. These things really bring history alive and I wish the programme makers would do more of this. There is interesting research on connections between rock art, religion and soundscapes which sounds like a fascinating project.

My replica Neolithic and Iron Age IIA clay figurines that were made by archaeologists and students at various archaeological sites in the Levant. Most of them were made using the known source of clay and formed using moulds or shaped by hand in the same way as the original figurines were made. They are very special and I spend a lot of time looking at them. I had the loan of two original ancient figurines until recently, but they needed to be returned to their country of origin.

Many years ago I heard that the two most important possessions are, a good bed and a comfortable pair of shoes, because if you're not in one you're in the other.

My Kindle Fire tablet

I don't think I have one, there are many things I own that I love, but then I tend not to keep things I don't need or like.

Class ring.

It was stolen by a track coach (can’t prove it, but nobody else had access to it). Years later it was found next to an airstrip miles away. I think it’s pretty lucky.

1. MG 1/100 Shining Gundam model

2. MegaMan Battle Network 3 Blue GBA cartridge

3. Pokemon Yellow Version GB cartridge

Small wooden mouse - was my grandmother's and is next to my bed to look after me.