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Brass belt-clasp

Brass belt clasps of this distinctive kind have only been fo…

Bronze female figurine

This bronze figure forms a stand which would originally have…

Bronze figurine of the god Harpokrates

This bronze figurine represents the god Harpokrates, the Gre…

Bronze shield-boss

This shield boss was discovered in a tomb at Amathus in 1875…

Copper-alloy censer

This censer was used for burning sweet-smelling incense duri…

Copper alloy girdle-hanger

Girdle-hangers are an attribute of the châtelaines that are …

Cruciform brooch with animal foot

This is a finely patinated example of a typical brooch worn …

Gilt bronze strap-end

This unique strap-end is decorated with two animals in profi…

Lyre bridge and tuning peg

Music was very much part of Anglo-Saxon life, although finds…

Astrolabe quadrant from Canterbury

This extremely rare instrument is likely to have belonged to…

Coin of the Greek poet Sappho

This copper alloy coin depicts the head of Sappho, a lyric p…

Copper halfpenny token of John Morse

Token small change made of copper was first introduced to En…

Brass belt-clasp

Brass belt claps of this distinctive kind have only been fou…

Bronze axe-head

The style of this cast bronze axe-head links it to the regio…

Bronze bowl with Egyptian motifs

On 5 January 1849 the excavator, Henry Layard, made a remark…

Bronze figurine of a warrior, probably a deity

This bronze figurine wears a broad belt fastened in front wi…

Bronze harness ring

This object is among a variety of elaborate metal horse-trap…

Bronze horse-bit with decorated cheek-pieces

The region of Luristan in western Iran saw a rich tradition …

Bronze standard finial

The region of Luristan was home to a rich tradition of bronz…

Bronze sword

This bronze sword was allegedly found in western Iran which …

Copper figure from Jezzine

This figure was said to have been found in a hoard four kilo…

Copper vessel with silver wire

This copper vessel was discovered by Leonard Woolley in one …

Crushed skull of a soldier with a copper helmet

This skull comes from the 'King's Grave' in the Royal Cemete…

Inscribed bronze ass

During the first millennium BC and into the Roman period a p…

Whetstone with bronze handle

This is a whetstone, used to sharpen weapons and tools of br…

Amuletic figure

This small, stylized female figurine is made from copper all…

Applied brooch

Applied brooches are composite constructions, usually consis…

Chatelaine plate

This copper-alloy plate, originally tinned to resemble silve…

Copper-alloy tweezers

These tweezers, which are large and rather heavy, are made o…

'Latchet' dress fastener

This strange shaped object was found in 1850. It consists of…

Oval brooch

This copper-alloy oval brooch is incised with a crouching an…

Pair of 'button' brooches

Anglo-Saxon button brooches are generally only 2 cm in diame…

Pair of saucer brooches

This type of brooch, named after its dished form, was worn b…

Reins guide

This copper-alloy openwork fitting was for guiding the reins…

Reproductions of the Gallehus Horns

The gold horns of which these are reproductions were a spect…

Set of gaming pieces

The Anglo-Saxons were avid games players and gaming counters…

Spouted jug

This tiny jug of gilt bronze was once topped by a hinged lid…

The Henry of Blois plaques

The plaques are made of enamelled copper. One contains the f…

Trefoil brooch

This trefoil (three-lobed) brooch is made of copper alloy. E…

Cast gold socket with human couple

Various types of Quimbaya gold object, such as ornaments, li…

Bimetallic £2 coin

The first British coin made of two different coloured metals…

Fragments of a stone mould and bronze knife money

During the fourth and third centuries BC, a distinctive type…

Bronze band from the gates of the palace of Shalmaneser III

Tablets inform us that the gates at Balawat (one days march …

Bronze bowl

This very fragmentary bronze platter was discovered in the l…

Bronze bowl

On 5 January 1849 the excavator Henry Layard made a remarkab…

Bronze ceremonial axe head inlaid with silver

This bronze axe head is in the form of three animals, a boar…

Bronze figure

One of the duties of a Mesopotamian king was to care for the…

Bronze figure of a god

The Urartians adopted many of the traditions of Mesopotamia,…

Bronze statuette of a bull

This bull was cast in bronze over a central core of clay. It…

Bronze weight in the form of a lion

This bronze lion was discovered by the excavator Henry Layar…

Bronze weight in the form of a lion