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
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
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.
Beaker
A Roman Upchurch Ware beaker or vase from Copthall Court, London. It has a globular body with a pedestal foot and slightly flaring rim. The black burnished exterior is decorated with a pattern of small ...
Beaker
A black coarse ware cup or urn of the late Iron Age found in the river Thames at Mortlake. It has a globular body with a pedestal foot and a wide rim. Part of the upper body, neck and rim is broken.
Beaker
A beaker from Old Broad Street, London. The beaker is one of five Roman beakers found together at Old Broad Street. The beaker is circular and made of a white/beige fabric. The body is wider than the ...
Beaker
A beaker from Old Broad Street, London. The beaker is one of five Roman beakers found together at Old Broad Street. The beaker is circular and made of a white/beige fabric. The body is wider than the ...
Beaker
A beaker from Old Broad Street, London. The beaker is one of five Roman beakers found together at Old Broad Street. The beaker is circular and made of a white/beige fabric. The body is wider than the ...
Beaker
A beaker from Old Broad Street, London. The beaker is one of five Roman beakers found together at Old Broad Street. The beaker is circular and made of a white/beige fabric. The body is wider than the ...
Beaker
A beaker from Old Broad Street, London. The beaker is one of five Roman beakers found together at Old Broad Street. The beaker is circular and made of a white/beige fabric. The body is wider than the ...
Beaver Incisor Tooth Pendant
The tooth is set in bronze and may have been worn as a charm. Found pre-excavation, in 1921 during road works.
The European Beaver (Castor fiber) was a common animal in Saxon times. [They lived in ...
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 ...
Bottle
A bottle from London Wall, London. It is gourd shaped and is thought to have been a harvester's bottle. The bottle is made of brown clay with a pattern of circular ridges around body and neck. It has ...