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Sheela-na-Gig

Sheela-na Gig is probably a corrupt version of the Irish mea…
Gold brooch hoop

The history of this open-ring brooch is almost unknown. It w…
'Latchet' dress fastener

This strange shaped object was found in 1850. It consists of…
Gold coin in the name of Tincomarus

In the later first century BC, the rulers of southern Englan…
Bronze shrine figure

Similar figures to this can be seen mounted on the twelfth-c…
Disc-headed pin

This huge silver pin would have been used on an outer garmen…
'Handpin'

This decorative bronze pin is so big it would have been worn…
Hanging bowl from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo

This once magnificent bronze hanging bowl is the largest of …
Penannular brooch

Both men and women of rank in Ireland wore brooches of this …
Shrine boss

This once sumptuously decorated boss would originally have b…
Silver ring brooch

This handsome brooch is said to have come from the ancient r…
St Conall Cael's bell

This iron hand bell is said to have originally belonged to S…
The Burghead Bull

This carved slab is one of six similar stones found together…
The Kells crozier

This fine crozier was found without explanation in a solicit…
The Londesborough Brooch

This silver and gold brooch belongs to a 'Golden Age' in Iri…
St Cuileáin's bell shrine

This magnificent bell-shrine is said to have been recovered …
The Cuerdale hoard

This exceptional silver treasure consists of over 8,500 obje…
Silver hoard from Goldsborough

The Vikings measured wealth in many ways. The two most impor…