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Carved stone capital
The capital is from the priory of Lewes in Sussex. It is fro…
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Bronze aquamanile
Aquamaniles were used for the washing of hands at table, tog…
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Silver bow brooch
This silver bow brooch (one of a pair) is incised with a hum…
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The Aldrevandini Beaker
The Aldrevandini beaker is a uniquely well-preserved example…
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The Clephane horn
Entire carved elephant tusks, known as oliphants, were used …
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Statue of a knight
This small statue is an accurate representation of a knight …
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Mail collar
This mail collar, worn around the neck and shoulders, is a p…
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Astrolabe quadrant from Canterbury
This extremely rare instrument is likely to have belonged to…
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Hebrew astrolabe
Ancient Greek astronomical and mathematical texts were trans…
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The Vera Cruz altar set
This ‘set’ of silver and silver-gilt liturgical furnishings …
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Gold dobla de cabez coin of Pedro the Cruel, king of Castile
Two traditions influenced the coinage of the medieval Spanis…
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Gold florin of Edward III of England
By the 1340s England was in a position to join other western…
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Gold morabitino of Sancho I, king of Portugal
Portugal came into existence following Christian reconquests…
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Gold unicorn of James III, king of Scotland
It was only in the last decade of the fourteenth century tha…
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Iron coin die of William I
Medieval coins were struck by hand, normally using a hammer …
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Silver bracteate pfennig of Wichmann von Seeburg, archbishop of Magdeburg
In the early Middle Ages many religious leaders (archbishops…
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Silver farthing of Henry III, Short Cross coinage, made by the moneyer Terri
This coin is one of the first issue of round farthings - the…
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Silver pfennig of Agnes II von Meissen, abbess of Quedlinburg
The abbesses of a small group of prominent convents were giv…
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Becket casket
This reliquary once held some of the remains of Archbishop T…
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The Thwaite cross
This cross was found near Thwaite, Suffolk, in 1999. It is a…
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Chatelaine plate
This copper-alloy plate, originally tinned to resemble silve…
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Five silver spoons
In 1964 part of the nave of St Michael's Church, Abberley wa…
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Gemellion
A gemellion is a basin used for washing hands, either before…
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Glass drinking-horn
Large horns such as this would have been passed between gues…
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Gold brooch hoop
The history of this open-ring brooch is almost unknown. It w…
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Gold disc brooch
The brooch is made in the cloisonné technique with garnets…
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Gold earring
This gold earring, with inlays of garnet and glass, belongs …
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Gold pendant (kolt)
This type of pendant formed part of the regalia that would h…
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Great bascinet
European armour underwent important changes in the fourteent…
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Iron and silver buckle
In spite of its large size, this buckle was probably worn on…
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Iron axe-head inlaid with silver
The axe, particularly the lighter francisca , or throwing-ax…
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Liturgical comb made of ivory
This highly decorated carved ivory comb was probably used in…
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Ivory mirror back with hawking scene
Ivory mirror cases were constructed in a way similar to the …
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'Latchet' dress fastener
This strange shaped object was found in 1850. It consists of…
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Oval brooch
This copper-alloy oval brooch is one of a matching pair foun…
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Oval brooch
This copper-alloy oval brooch is incised with a crouching an…
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Palm cup
Feasting and drinking were important aspects of barbarian so…
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Pilgrim sign of St Thomas Becket
Thomas Becket (?1118-1170) was Chancellor of England and Arc…
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Pottery jar
The jar is burnished, imitating the sheen of imported Roman …
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Reins guide
This copper-alloy openwork fitting was for guiding the reins…
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Rock crystal buckle with a silver tongue
The buckle is probably from a belt. The hoop of rock crystal…
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Saintonge Jug
This jug is one of a group of pots and fragments retrieved f…
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Seal-die of Isabella of Hainault
The seal-die of a medieval king or queen was usually destroy…
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Silver bracelet
Testing marks on the edges of this silver bracelet indicate …
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Silver bracelet-1
This silver bracelet of hammered sheet is hinged on one side…
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Silver disc brooch
This silver disc brooch is elaborately decorated with Borre …
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Silver pendant
This silver temporal pendant or earring is one of a pair. It…
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Silver-gilt chalice
This chalice is in very good condition, retaining much of it…
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The Gumedruta ring
This ring is engraved with a female bust and inscribed in re…
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The Henry of Blois plaques
The plaques are made of enamelled copper. One contains the f…
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The King's Pavement
Clarendon Palace was a popular hunting lodge of the Norman k…
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Trefoil brooch
This trefoil (three-lobed) brooch is made of copper alloy. E…
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Whalebone plaque
This whalebone plaque is decorated with a pair of openwork h…
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Double-edged sword
This double-edged sword was found in the River Witham near L…
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Base silver penny of Olaf III, 'the Peaceful'
Olaf III Haraldsson, 'the Peaceful', king of Norway (AD 1066…
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Byzantine solidus and its Islamic imitation
Small heavy solidi were struck in the early seventh century …
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Coin dies and silver penny of Edward III
Coins in medieval Europe were always struck using iron dies.…
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Gold augustale of Emperor Frederick II, as king of Sicily
In the early Middle Ages most of western Europe had been con…
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Gold franc-à-cheval of John II, king of France
This coin, the first French franc, owes its name to the poli…
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Gold heaume of Louis II, count of Flanders
The gold coinage of Louis II of Flanders (1346-84) rivalled …
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Gold hyperperon of Emperor Manuel I Comnenus
In the twelfth century the emperors of the Comnenian dynasty…
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Gold pavillon of Edward the Black Prince, as Prince of Aquitaine
During the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) King Edward III of …
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Gold pavillon of Philip VI
France was the first kingdom in western Europe to introduce …
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Gold saluto of Charles I of Anjou, king of Naples and Sicily
The French prince, Charles of Anjou took power in the kingdo…
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Round silver halfpenny of Henry I
For much of the Middle Ages, the only coins in common circul…
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Silver coin of Athelstan
Athelstan (reigned AD 923/4 -939) was the son of Edward 'the…
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Silver Joachimsthaler of Stephen, count of Schlik
The supply of silver within Europe expanded in the late fift…
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Silver penny of David I of Scotland
Ironically, the earliest Scottish coins were struck in Engla…
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