Amber beads, large
A group of larger amber beads found in Grave 10. Amber is fossilised tree sap and probably would have come from the Baltic Sea area.
AD 550 - AD 600
Amber beads, small
A group of small amber beads found in a grave. Amber is fossilised tree sap and probably would have come from the Baltic Sea area.
AD 550 - AD600
Animal Bone
This collection of animal bone was found at Brickyard, off Leicester Street, Leamington Spa. The collection includes teeth, and fragments of pelvis, femur and tibia. The bones were found in rubbish pits ...
Antler Cone
The use of this antler cone is uncertain. It may have been a pendant. Alternatively, it could have been a symbolic amulet, perhaps to encourage fertility, or even a miniature drinking horn.
AD 410 ...
Arrowhead
This is a leaf shaped flint arrowhead.
Arrowhead
This is a broken flint arrowhead.
Arrowhead
A small leaf shaped arrowhead made from brown flint.
Arrowhead
A fairly large tanged arrowhead from Giant's Causeway made from pale flint.
Arrowhead
A fairly large tanged arrowhead from Giant's Causeway made from pale flint.
Axe Head
This is a large, wedge-shaped, flint handaxe. It dates from the palaeolithic period.
Axe Head
This is a large, yellow flint axe head. It dates from the palaeolithic period.
Axe Head
This is a palaeolithic, flint handaxe. It was excavated at The Priory, Warwick.
Bone Comb
Two fragments of a double-sided, bone comb with central strengthening plates fastened with iron rivets.
6th Century A.D.
129mm long x 43mm wide
1922/23 excavations (Grave 152)
Bone Netting Needle
The netting needle has the remains of a threading eye at the base and a pair of notches above for fixing the twine. This was found in a female burial.
6th Century A.D.
160mm long
1922/23 excavations ...
Grave Goods
The grave goods from a female burial.
From left to right:
An iron knife with an bronze ferrule (strengthening ring) between the blade and the tang (point) that was inserted into the handle. 95mm ...
Ikon
This ikon was found in a graveyard in Kapaselga, Russia. The ikon features the three hierarchs: St Gregory the theologian, St John and St Basil the Great, and cyrillic text. The ikon was originally part ...
Ivory Ring
A ring of ivory (possibly boar’s tusk) used to stiffen a bag or purse. Two bronze plates and three rivets applied to the ring are probably repairs rather than decorative embellishments.
6th Century ...
Long Bead Necklace
A necklace of amber, glass and paste beads. Some of the paste beads are decorated with a stylised eye pattern.
6th Century A.D.
450mm drop
1922/23 excavations (Grave 35)