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The Cipherment of the Franks Casket
In 1857 the antiquarian and prodigious benefactor Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks lighted on a small, odd-looking whalebone box in an antique shop in Paris. He purchased it immediately, having recognized that the box was of Anglo-Saxon origin, and…
Anglo-Saxon Discovery Artefacts
Objects from the Ashmolean 'Anglo-Saxon Discovery' exhibition, 2005:
Alfred Jewel 1, Alfred Jewel back, Alfred Jewel rear, Alfred Jewel Side 1, Alfred Jewel Side 2, Disc Brooch, Bead string G27 Wheatley, Bead string G27 close-up 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,…
Alfred Jewel 1, Alfred Jewel back, Alfred Jewel rear, Alfred Jewel Side 1, Alfred Jewel Side 2, Disc Brooch, Bead string G27 Wheatley, Bead string G27 close-up 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,…
Anglo-Saxon Discovery Artefacts Part II
Objects from the Ashmolean 'Anglo-Saxon Discovery' exhibition, 2005:
Cosmetic brush - Cassington, Toilet set - Cassington, Pottery spindlewhorl, Tweezers - Brighthampton, Knife - G5, Firesteel - Brighthampton, Pennanular brooch, Small long brooch, A…
Cosmetic brush - Cassington, Toilet set - Cassington, Pottery spindlewhorl, Tweezers - Brighthampton, Knife - G5, Firesteel - Brighthampton, Pennanular brooch, Small long brooch, A…
Anglo-Saxon cremation, Skull and axial skeleton
M/1992/43/3.
This burnt human bone is part of a collection of several Anglo-Saxon objects which were found by workmen when they were building Edridge Road in Croydon, between February 1893 and September 1894. Some of the objects were given to the old…
This burnt human bone is part of a collection of several Anglo-Saxon objects which were found by workmen when they were building Edridge Road in Croydon, between February 1893 and September 1894. Some of the objects were given to the old…
Anglo-Saxon cremation, 225 grams of bone fragments
M/1992/43/4.
This burnt human bone is part of a collection of several Anglo-Saxon objects which were found by workmen when they were building Edridge Road in Croydon, between February 1893 and September 1894. Some of the objects were given to the old…
This burnt human bone is part of a collection of several Anglo-Saxon objects which were found by workmen when they were building Edridge Road in Croydon, between February 1893 and September 1894. Some of the objects were given to the old…
Anglo-Saxon cremation Lower limb bones
M/1992/43/1.
This burnt human bone is part of a collection of several Anglo-Saxon objects which were found by workmen when they were building Edridge Road in Croydon, between February 1893 and September 1894. Some of the objects were given to the old…
This burnt human bone is part of a collection of several Anglo-Saxon objects which were found by workmen when they were building Edridge Road in Croydon, between February 1893 and September 1894. Some of the objects were given to the old…
Anglo-Saxon cremation Upper limb bones
M/1992/43/2.
This burnt human bone is part of a collection of several Anglo-Saxon objects which were found by workmen when they were building Edridge Road in Croydon, between February 1893 and September 1894. Some of the objects were given to the old…
This burnt human bone is part of a collection of several Anglo-Saxon objects which were found by workmen when they were building Edridge Road in Croydon, between February 1893 and September 1894. Some of the objects were given to the old…
Bone tools used in textile production from Exeter
Simple bone tools of the types shown here are known from various early medieval towns. They were used in different stages of cloth production. The circular spindle whorls, sawn from the long-bones of cattle, would weight a spindle, used in spinning…
Anglo-Saxon cremation
M/1992/44. This burnt human bone is part of a collection of several Anglo-Saxon objects which were found by workmen when they were building Edridge Road in Croydon, between February 1893 and September 1894. Some of the objects were given to the old…
Antler Comb
AN00484396_001_l. Antler comb with handle, decorated with bands of incised lines and zigzag. 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…