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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…
Wire Bracelet
AN00750879_001_l. Silver expanding wire bracelet with coiled ends. 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, Art history, Bracelet, British Museum, Jewellery, Silverwork
Wilton Cross
AN00131074_001_l. Gold, garnet-inlaid pendant cross with expanded equal arms springing from a central roundel set with a lightweight solidus of Heraclius (613-32). The coin is set in a filigree collar and depicts Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine…
Tags: Archaeology, Art history, British Museum, Coins, Cross, Jewellery, Numismatics, Roman
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…
Walking Tour of the British Museum
An audio presentation with some slides to take you around the Anglo-Saxon exhibits at the British Museum.
Tags: Archaeology, Audio, British Museum, History, Sutton Hoo
The Vikings - Slideshow
British Museum presentation notes and slideshow on the Vikings. All these are © Trustees of the British Museum.
The Fuller Brooch
AN00035987_001_l. The Fuller Brooch. Circular brooch of hammered sheet-metal, slightly convex in section. It is extensively inlaid with niello and has an openwork outer zone encircling a central roundel which is framed and divided by broad milled…
Tags: Archaeology, Art history, British Museum, Brooch, Jewellery, Religion, Silverwork
The Franks Casket
AN00469340_001_l. Franks Casket. Lidded rectangular box made of whale-bone, carved on the sides and top in relief with scenes from Roman, Jewish, Christian and Germanic tradition. The base is constructed from four sides slotted and pegged into corner…
The Æthelwulf ring
AN00084494_001_l. Gold finger-ring, the Æthelwulf ring, the hoop flat and rising in front to a high mitre-shaped bezel. In the triangular portion a conventional 'tree', dividing the field into two halves, is flanked by two peacocks, all reserved in…
Tags: Archaeology, British Museum, Jewellery, Ring
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