Inkwell
An inkwell from Newgate dating from the Fifteenth Century. The inkwell is made of red clay and has a green-black glaze. It has a globular body with the neck and foot of almost equal height.
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 ...
Jar
A Delft (tin-glazed earthenware) ointment jar from London Wall. It has a grey-brown glaze with raised ribs around the body of the open jar.
Jug
A Medieval surrey jug from Threadneedle Street, London. The sand coloured jug is a straight taper shape. There is a speckled green glaze on the lower half of the neck and top portion of the body.
Jug
An earthenware jug from Thames Street, London. The jug has an oval body with only a slight curve from base to neck, the neck is almost vertical. The jug is sandy brown with a green glaze on the neck, ...
Lamp
A Roman lamp excavated from Austin Friars, London, in 1911. The lamp is a drop shape with a hole at the top and a spout. It is made of beige clay with micaceous specs. There are traces of gilding and ...
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)
Metacarpal Bone
One of two bones taken from a mummy which may have been the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu, at the Great Pyramid at Giza. The bone is either a metacarpal or metatarsal from the hands or feet.
Metacarpal Bone
One of two bones taken from a mummy which may have been the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu, at the Great Pyramid at Giza. the bone is either a metacarpal or metatarsal from the hands or feet.
Model Clay Tablet
These are two moulded plaster models of broken clay tablets. They bear a copy of an ancient foreign script.
Necklace - Amber Beads and two Roman coins
A necklace composed of fifty-five minute glass beads with larger glass, paste and amber beads, with two bronze coins. The coins are very worn and indecipherable, but may be Roman.
6th Century A.D.
105mm ...
Necklace - Amber, Limestone and Glass Beads
A twenty-two bead string necklace composed of pieces of amber, tubular and spherical blue, glass beads, a worn coin and a central chalk pendant.This was found in the same grave as the bone netting needle.
6th ...
Necklace - Blue Glass Beads
A necklace of forty six blue glass beads, found in conjunction with a cruciform (cross-shaped) bronze brooch in a female burial.
6th Century A.D.
95mm drop
1922/23 excavations (Grave 124)
Paving Fragment
A small rectangular fragment of Roman pavement from Pompeii. It is made from fine tile or limestone.
Pipkin
A small earthenware boiler or pipkin from Copthall Court, London. It is made of brown clay with an orange glaze. It has a globular body and tripod legs.
Plaster Cast
This is a plaster cast of one half of a Roman diptych. It was specially cast for Mr F. H. Jahn from the original at the Victoria and Albert Museum. A diptych is formed of two panels, and the second half ...
Pot
An earthenware pot from Threadneedle Street, London. The use of the pot is uncertain. The pot is a globular shape and is of a red-brown colour. There are remains of yellow 'apron' glaze and it has a thumb-pressed ...
Pyramid Fragments
These limestone fragments are pieces of Ancient Egyptian buildings and statues. One of the pieces is from a statue at Thebes.