Shield Boss
Iron shield boss, from the centre of a wooden shield. The rivets which held it onto the shield are visible.
AD 450 - AD 550
Shield Boss
Three sections of an Iron Age shield boss from the River Trent, originally thought to have been horse armour. They are bronze with a large domed boss with a spine on each side ending in roundels for attaching ...
Shield Boss with gilded decorated
An umbo (or ‘shield boss’) with gilded bronze plates embossed with a stylised boar’s head decoration on the rim. This breast-shaped boss was fastened to the wood shield with rivets. Found in a warrior’s ...
Shield Boss with gilded decoration
An umbo (or 'shield boss') with gilded bronze plates embossed with a stylised boar’s head decoration on the rim. This breast-shaped boss was fastened to the wood shield with rivets. Found in a warrior’s ...
Silver Pin
Silver pin with garnet inlaid ornament, found under the skull of a female child.
6th Century A.D.
67mm long
1922/23 excavations (Grave 96)
Skate
A piece of skate from Thorney Marsh, Westminster. The piece is made of bone and is said to be from the Tudor period. One side has a flat edge where it has become worn.
Skate
A piece of skate from Thorney Marsh, Westminster. The piece is made from bone and is from the Medieval period. One side has a flat edge where it has become worn.
Skate
A piece of skate from Thorney Marsh, Westminster. The piece is made from bone and is from the Medieval period. One side has a flat edge where it has become worn.
Small Iron Knife
Iron knife. Knives were found in male and female burials.
6th Century A.D.
75mm long
1922/23 excavations (?Grave 81)
Small Pot
A fine, earthenware pottery food vessel, probably made on a potter’s wheel (unlike most of the pottery found on this site). A small black pottery cup was found inside this pot.
6th Century A.D.
100mm ...
Small-long brooch, front
This bronze brooch fastened the Cunning Woman’s dress at the right shoulder.
AD 480 - AD 580
Stockton. Skeleton of an Icthyosaurus
The skeleton of an Icthyosaurus uncovered at Stockton. 1900s
Sword
A sword found at Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth, several feet below ground. The sword has an incomplete triangular section blade and an oval metal hilt. It has a black wooden handle with carved ridges ...
Tear Bottle
This Ancient Jewish tear bottle was found at the Roman Catacombs in Italy. This tear bottle is ceramic, but glass examples have also been found. Ancient tear bottles usually contained perfume, rather ...
The Cunning Woman
In one of the graves excavated at Bidford on Avon an unusual collection of grave goods was discovered. This has led to the theory that the woman may have been a 'cunning' or 'wise woman'.
What use ...
Tile
A Medieval tile from Kenilworth Priory, Kenilworth. It is made of red clay, with a green/brown glaze and there are traces of yellow painted decoration.
Tooth
A canine tooth from Lillington. The tooth is from a wild boar and is pointed.
Tooth
A tooth from Lillington. The tooth is the last left lower molar tooth of an ox and was found at a gravel pit.