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New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C. A fragment of a carved hard-wood face with semi-naturalistic detailing to the face and hair, seemingly braided; compri...

7th-6th century B.C. A cross-shaped bronze quiver cover with schematic bird heads at the ends; three figures of contorted beasts worked in relief ...

3rd-4th century A.D. A knife composed of an iron blade with one curved cutting edge, a round-section collared handle terminating with the head of ...

4th-5th century A.D. A suite of bronze military belt mounts comprising: twelve 'propeller' mounts with incised concentric rings; two rectangular m...

2nd century A.D. A bronze triangular diploma fragment, possibly of Hadrianic period with six lines of partial text on the extrinsecus, and six lin...

c.4th century A.D. A silver ring composed of a round-section hoop and oval bezel set with a green chalcedony intaglio gemstone bearing a profile m...

11th-12th century A.D. A bronze plaque fragment with the image of Saint Theodore Stratilates, in military accoutrement, wearing a military cloak (...

1550-1200 B.C. A group of two possibly related artefacts comprising: a dagger which has been ritually broken and bent; bowl with D-section wall an...

3rd millennium B.C.-17th century A.D. A mixed group of six bronze stamp seals including four accompanied by typed and signed notes by the late W.G...

8th-7th century B.C. A Urartian or Assyrian helmet raised from a single bronze sheet, decorated with three circumferential raised ribs above the b...

8th-7th century B.C. A broad conical bronze helmet, hammered from a single metal sheet, the front with a raised abstract linear motif, four circum...

8th-7th century B.C. A broad hammered bronze cuirass or belt decorated in chased low relief; ornamented with clusters of raised bosses in four hor...

9th-6th century B.C. A bronze discoid shield boss with raised and domed centre, repoussè border with later added eagles; central perforation for a...

13th-9th century B.C. A bronze short sword with double-edged blade, pronounced central rib and square shoulders, the square section hilt ending in...

10th-8th century B.C. A bronze dirk with broad triangular blade, flanged hilt for the insert of a wood or bone inlay, hilt with expanded guard and...

14th-9th century B.C. A bronze dagger with double-edged blade and pronounced central rib, the hilt ending in a wide crescent-shaped pommel with fo...

3rd millennium B.C. A bronze dagger with leaf-shaped blade, marked narrow central midrib with a separate cast-hilt, gently curved guard and ovoid ...

Early 2nd millennium B.C. A bronze mace head comprising a long cylindrical shaft with narrow flanged base, the upper section with three vertical r...

16th century B.C. A large axe-adze, with triangular blade showing convex cutting edges perpendicular to each other, circular shaft with three pron...

12th-11th century B.C. A spike-butted bronze axe with a short cylindrical shaft-hole with four furrowed ribs leading to four conically-tipped shor...

8th-7th century B.C. An iron dagger with a tapering double-edged blade with a raised three-row median ridge, the wide and flat hilt with bronze ca...

7th century B.C. A bronze dagger with a triangular decoration on the handle, the oval openwork pommel showing two facing mountain goats each with ...

Late 1st-2nd century A.D. A copper-alloy sheath mount belonging to a dagger (pugio) of type II, composed of a plaque divided into six decorated se...

1st-3rd century A.D. A double-edged gladius sword blade of Pompeii type of piled construction with long, parallel cutting edges tapering sharply t...

1st-3rd century A.D. A massive head of a pilum javelin with square-section body tapering towards the sharp point; round tapering socket with faste...

4th-5th century A.D. A group of sword fittings and a blade comprising: a double-edged spatha with a lentoid parallel-sided iron blade and well pre...

c.10th century A.D. A gilt-bronze Alanian or Saltovo culture horse harness assemblage with Scandinavian decoration comprising: twelve piriform pla...

8th-11th century A.D. An iron axehead with a T-shaped profile comprising a rectangular-section shaft, blade with sub-rectangular plan and slightly...

8th-11th century A.D. An iron T-shaped axehead with roughly rectangular-section shaft, shallow 'crescentic' blade with convex cutting edge and sub...

9th-11th century A.D. A hand-forged iron skeggöx (bearded axe) with asymmetrical triangular section narrow blade widening to a broad bevelled edge...

9th-12th century A.D. A hand-forged iron axehead with triangular-section blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with curved chin, socket with fla...

9th-11th century A.D. A triangular iron axehead with domed face to the circular socket and lateral wings, the blade with curved lower edge and sid...

9th-12th century A.D. A T-shaped iron axehead with broad curved edge, slender neck, round flared socket with lateral wings to each face and round ...

11th-13th century A.D. A Finno-Ugrian socketted iron spearhead with scooped shoulders, tapering octagonal-section socket developing to a thick mid...

12th-late 13th century A.D. A long double-edged iron sword of Oakeshott Type Xa or XI and Petersen Type X, with broad tapering blade showing evide...

14th-15th century A.D. An iron long sword of Oakeshott's miscellaneous type, cross style 5, pommel style H1, with a long tapering two-edged blade,...

14th-16th century A.D. A large and heavy reinforced wooden spike, believed to have been used as a battering ram; formed from a mature tree trunk, ...

19th century A.D. A sheet-steel heater-shaped shield with scoops to the upper edge, raised rim with notch decoration, symmetrical arrangement of d...

19th century A.D. An akrafena ceremonial sword comprising: a wooden hilt with sheet-gold surface, two drum-shaped lobes with projecting lugs flank...

Late 4th millennium B.C. A black diorite axe head with central circular socket for attachment to an organic shaft, old inked collection number '16...

24th-21st century B.C. and later. A mixed group of Bronze Age artefacts previously on loan to the Museum of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, displ...

2nd millennium B.C. A bronze dagger with a slender leaf-shaped blade pierced with eight attachment holes for the organic bone or wooden handle. Cf...

14th-mid 12th century B.C. A substantial bronze palstave axehead from the Manston hoard pit deposit, triangular flanges rise from the butt to the ...

12th-8th century B.C. A bronze socketted axe with round-section barrel and two parallel ribs, flared cutting edge, small loop below. Cf. Mac Grego...

14th-12th century B.C. A bronze axehead with raised sides on both faces to receive a handle, D-shaped cutting edge and rectangular butt. Cf. simil...

14th-12th century B.C. A bronze axehead with raised sides on both faces to receive a handle, D-shaped cutting edge and rectangular butt. Cf. simil...

14th-12th century B.C. A bronze axehead with raised sides on both faces to receive a handle, D-shaped cutting edge and rectangular butt with recta...

14th-12th century B.C. A bronze socketted foliate spearhead with a broad, pointed-oval blade and a raised central groove with converging ribs. See...

14th-12th century B.C. A bronze socketted foliate spearhead with a broad, pointed-oval blade and a raised central groove with converging ribs. Cf....

2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D. A stylised bronze bull's head mounted with a sheet-gold collar; the head D-shaped in plan with lateral horns and...

8th-9th century A.D. A gold Avar belt hole-guard, of semi-circular form with projecting lobe, the surface embellished with symmetrically disposed ...

11th century A.D. A bronze Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup mount of Williams's Class A Type 6 with D-shaped body, suspension loop formed as a beast-hea...

11th century A.D. A bronze stirrup mount of Williams's Type 2B comprising a heater-shaped plaque with trilobe finial pierced for attachment, low-r...

c.11th century A.D. A stirrup mount with design of a beast with head raised and mouth open; flange to reverse at base, fixing loop above and two f...

9th-11th century A.D. A silver torc composed of two twisted wires, each finial ornamented with three dots within circles. Cf. Romisch-Germanischen...

12th-13th century A.D. A complete bronze chape for a dagger sheath comprising a C-section openwork bifacial Romanesque-style figure of an advancin...