#  Tools & Weapons 

 



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Touch the above image to view Letter from A. Azeez expressing disappointment that Lyon has not responded to previous inquiries about the sale of a personal collection of objects. Lyon eventually met with Ms. Azeez and her father and purchased many items, including the [**exhibited Decorative Sword**](/file_url/178).

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Touch the above image to view Lyon’s 1902 Museum Diary entries discussing the purchase of “chiefly Bedouin” objects near Jericho. Several items, including the Club and Blunderbuss, exhibited in the [***Tools & Weapons***](/file_url/180) case come from this purchase.

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Touch the above image to view a letter from [**Spoer** ](/file_url/182)offering some details on the origin of his collection, which included the exhibited daggers.