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Writing-tablet
AN00789233_001_l. Whale-bone rectangular panel from a writing-tablet recessed at the back and with two holes for thongs: one corner is broken away. On the front is a quadripartite knot design incised in low relief within a square frame and set with a…
Whetstone
AN00141599_001_l. Whetstone of grey slate, slightly damaged in one corner. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British Museum's Terms and Conditions…
West Stow/Stowe Presentation
A presentation with images of the West Stow reconstructed Anglo-Saxon village.
Weight
CANCM:2735 - Anglo-Saxon weight of Roman coins, worn down. Production period: Roman/Anglo-Saxon.
All images © Canterbury City Museums.
All images © Canterbury City Museums.
The Meads, Sittingbourne
Textile weave preserved in corrosion: among finds from an Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered at The Meads, Sittingbourne, Kent.
This burial ground was excavated in late 2008 by Canterbury Archaeological Trust before the development of the site. The…
This burial ground was excavated in late 2008 by Canterbury Archaeological Trust before the development of the site. The…
The end of ridges in a ridge and furrow field, Honeybourne
Photograph of the end of ridges in a ridge and furrow field on Station Road, Honeybourne, Worcestershire. Photograph taken facing roughly North, mid-morning. Honeybourne was recorded in the Domesday Book as Huniburn. The field has been used for the…
Sword-sheath
AN00352301_001_l. Part of an embossed leather sword-sheath. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British Museum's Terms and Conditions…
Strap-end
AN00741002_001_l. Strap-end; copper alloy; openwork foliage on main plate and terminal animal mask in relief; two attachment rivets at split end. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered…
Stirrups
Ashmolean Museum inventory no. AN1886.443&444. Iron, brass. Early 11th century. Two stirrup-irons inlaid with brass wire scrollwork and rectangular panels with vertical strips. The foot-plate is missing from the larger of the two stirrups.…
Stirrup
CANCM:1091 - Iron stirrup with applied copper decoration; probably Danish and relating to the Danish invasions of England around 1000-1018 AD.
Found Canterbury (in or near), dated to c.1000.
Acquisition source; Old Museum (Canterbury).
All…
Found Canterbury (in or near), dated to c.1000.
Acquisition source; Old Museum (Canterbury).
All…