Miniature bucket pendant
An individual miniature bucket pendant. Each one was made of three pieces of bronze.
AD 410 - AD 600
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)
Ornamental bronze fragment
A fragment of decorated bronze, possibly part of a strap-end.
AD 801 – AD 900
Penannular bronze brooch
This brooch fastened the Cunning Woman’s dress at the left shoulder.
AD 350 - AD 600
Pins
Two perforated bronze pins (front) and two iron pins (back).
6th Century A.D.
Largest 113mm long
1922/23 excavations
Round Pierced Pendant
A bronze gilt ornament showing twenty open-mouthed snakes with intertwined bodies. This was found in a woman’s grave positioned just under her chin. This and the other gilt ornament bearing snake motifs, ...
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 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)
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
Triangular Pendant
A bronze gilt ornament, with stylised, intertwined snakes with open mouths. This was found in a woman’s grave positioned just under her chin. This and the other gilt ornament bearing snake motifs, found ...
Two Spear Heads
Iron spears were found in twenty four of the male graves. These were socketed onto a wooden shaft.
6th Century A.D.
Long: 360mm; Short: 180mm
1922/23 excavations