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Chalice
AN00773120_001_l. Silver chalice (reconstructed), formed of separate foot, stem and cup, originally riveted together; the bowl is gilded internally. Just below the gilded rim are a number of rivet holes perhaps indicating the former presence of an…
Gold Plaque
AN00032720_001_l. Almost square gold plaque with an attachment hole at each corner. A niello-inlaid line acts as a border on the lower three sides, but the blank area around each hole indicates that they were filled by a circular bossed rivet. The…
Tags: Archaeology, Art history, British Museum, Gold, Inscription, Religion
Thames Scramasax
AN00035717_001_l. Iron seax, with a straight cutting edge running parallel to the back, which is angled towards the point. The broad tang is offset from the blade, which is decorated on both faces with linear ornament formed by hammering polychrome…
Tags: Archaeology, British Museum, Inscription, Knife, Runes, Weapons
Runic Plaque
AN00474850_001_l. Bone rectangular plaque or mount with incised runic inscription "God saves by his mercy Hadda who wrote this" and interlace. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also…
Tags: Archaeology, Bone, British Museum, Inscription, Religion, Runes
Plaque
AN00013974_001_l. Walrus ivory sub-rectangular plaque, broken away along the right-hand edge. Eight attachment holes survive along the edges. The surface is highly polished, and carved in high relief with a crucifixion group. Christ in a loincloth…
Tags: Archaeology, Art history, British Museum, Ivory, Religion
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…
Key
AN00468142_001_l. Iron key; handle broadening and flattening towards the top; two projections. 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…
Iron key
AN00468142_001_l. century Iron key; handle broadening and flattening towards the top; two projections. All these images are © Trustees of the British Museum. These free low-resolution images are covered also under the British Museum's Terms and…
Bracteate Die
AN00460149_001_l. Copper-alloy die: circular, for a bracteate-type pendant, with dot-punched border and swirling, incised Style I animal design radiating from a central triangle and with a C-shaped head scrolled at the ends enclosing a single eye and…
Tags: Archaeology, Art history, Bracteate, British Museum
Silver Coin
Silver Coin Coenwulf. 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…
Tags: Archaeology, British Museum, Coins, Numismatics