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6th-5th century B.C. A terracotta piriform Attic black figure lekythos with splayed foot, waisted neck and everted rim, painted with short tongues...

2nd-3rd century A.D. A bronze mount depicting an eagle with wings partially spread, holding a victory wreath in its beak, standing on the head of ...

3rd century B.C.-5th century A.D. A mixed group of bronze (mainly Roman) brooches from the personal collection of Richard Hattatt, each mounted on...

Late 4th century A.D. A gold crossbow brooch with three ogival knops to the headplate, square-section bow and U-section rectangular footplate deco...

18th-16th century B.C. or later. A cylinder seal with a facing hunting god holding a bow and arrow, a quiver with a long tassel on his back, to hi...

3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D. A stone head of a man carved in the half-round wearing a head covering; accompanied by a custom-made display sta...

2nd-3rd century A.D. A shallow ceramic offering dish divided into four semi-circular recesses by a central quatrefoil with bifurcated arms, framin...

Late 4th century B.C. A bronze helmet of Pilos type, conical in shape, comprising a thick hammered bowl fitted with a broad rim offset by carinate...

8th-7th century B.C. A broad, conical bronze Urartian or Assyrian helmet hammered from a single sheet, the front with a raised abstract linear mot...

Early 8th century B.C. A Urartian or Assyrian broad hammered bronze helmet of conical form with high pointed apex, the front with a raised linear ...

8th century B.C. An Assyrian or Levantine domed bronze helmet of ovoid shape with slightly pointed top and integral cheek-pieces; chased low-relie...

Circa 1000-800 B.C. A hammered bronze Luristan or Amlash shield with repoussé decoration and a central low spiked boss surrounded by bands of rais...

8th century B.C. A hammered discoid shield raised from a single copper-alloy sheet, displaying a central conoid boss surrounded by five concentric...

8th-7th century B.C. A broad hammered bronze belt or cuirass band decorated in chased low relief, the spectacular decoration disposed in four hori...

13th-6th century B.C. A bronze sword with a broad double-edged blade with a central ridge on both sides, square bronze hilt with goblet-shaped pom...

8th-7th century B.C. A copper-alloy sword with a massive double-edged blade, triple-ridged on both sides with pronounced mid-rib; the blade separa...

Late 2nd millennium B.C. A bronze sword with a tapering blade and strong mid-rib, solid hilt and crescentic guard, ribbed grip and conical pommel....

13th-6th century B.C. A bronze axehead with ribbed openwork socket terminating in a butt formed of four cones, the blade expanding from the mouth ...

6th-5th century B.C. The front of a scale armour coat composed of over five hundred overlapping bronze scales, each mounted onto a custom-made sta...

1700-1350 B.C. A bronze spearhead composed of an elongated leaf-shaped blade, tapering round-section socket leading to a D-section tapering midrib...

Circa 18th-early 14th century B.C. A bronze spearhead with tapering D-section midrib to both faces and tapering round-section socket, two rivet ho...

Circa 18th-early 14th century B.C. A bronze spearhead composed of an elongated leaf-shaped blade with tapering round-section socket leading to a t...

Mid 3rd-1st century B.C. A group of two votive swords comprising: an iron sword of La Tène II type in its iron scabbard; the blade 60 mm wide at t...

La Tene I, 450-320 B.C. An iron sword and scabbard with slider; the sword with lentoid-section two-edged (785 mm long) blade, parallel-sided for 5...

1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. A discoid gladiatorial or cavalry shield with shallow domed central panel, adorned with a circular boss bearing ...

4th-5th century A.D. A double-edged long sword (spatha) of Illerup-Wyhl typology; the blade with damask pattern (torsion damask technique B.H.I.2....

Late 4th century A.D. An Osterburken-Kemanthen type double-edged long sword (spatha) with parallel cutting edges tapering towards the point; the b...

45 B.C. A biconical facetted lentoid-section sling lead shot (glans) specimen with inscription '[C] A [ES]' referencing Julius Caesar. Cf. D'Amato...

45 B.C. A biconical facetted lentoid-section sling lead shot (glans) specimen with inscription '[C] A [ES]' referencing Julius Caesar. Cf. D'Amato...

5th century A.D. A two-edged cavalry spatha with a parallel-sided iron blade and broad pointed tip; evident battle nicks to both cutting edges; th...

6th century A.D. A double-edged long sword (spatha) of Osterburken-Kemathen type with parallel-sided blade showing battle nicks; the blade with da...

Late 5th-early 6th century A.D. A rare long seax, with a finely tapered blade with traces of battle nicks; boat-shaped cross followed by a broad t...

10th century A.D. A double-edged cutting sword of Petersen Type U with a shallow-fullered broad blade and round tip; boat-shaped lower guard and a...

Early 9th century A.D. A Viking period sword comprising: a 9th century high-status silver-covered lobed pommel and cross guard consisting of a Pet...

Mid 10th-mid 12th century A.D. A double-edged iron sword with well-defined cutting edges and tapering profile; parallel-sided lower guard and shor...

9th-10th century A.D. An iron axehead, triangular in plan with D-shaped socket, square butt, scooped lower profile and curved edge; to each latera...

10th century A.D. An iron D-shaped stirrup with open footplate and rectangular loop to accept a broad strap; the bow with inlaid silver interlace ...

13th-14th century A.D. A solid block of ring armour, possibly concealing an object or objects, consisting of interlocking iron wire links in the b...

Momoyama and Edo Periods, late 16th-early 18th century A.D. A complete lacquered Samurai armour comprising: akoda-nari kabuto helmet with itamono-...

Koto Period, before 1595 A.D. and later. A katana with curved single edged blade showing straight hamon edge-pattern, straight plain nakago-jiri t...

20th century A.D. A miniature model of red-laced ?-Yoroi armour of Kamakura period, comprising: 1. a helmet (hoshi-kabuto) with shinodare frontal ...

15th-9th century B.C. An entire Late Bronze Age founder's hoard comprising: a complete looped palstave axe, with a fragment of another; with five ...

14th-mid 12th century B.C. A substantial bronze palstave axehead from the Manston hoard pit deposit, triangular flanges rise from the butt to the ...

11th century A.D. A bronze stirrup mount of Williams's Class A Type 16, composed of a rectangular plaque with high-relief tendril and scroll ornam...

11th century A.D. A bronze stirrup mount of Williams's Class A Type 16, composed of a rectangular plaque with high-relief tendril and scroll ornam...

Circa 6th century A.D. A bronze gilt buckle composed of a rectangular plate with circular cell to each outer and inner corner, six set with a poli...

6th century A.D. A large buckle composed of a rectangular plate decorated with some later polychrome glass inlays arranged in rectangular and tria...

6th-7th century A.D. A gold belt hole-guard of semi-circular form with projecting lobe, the surface embellished with symmetrically disposed and ch...

14th century A.D. A large retainer's badge showing a facing eagle with wings spread wide within a broad circular beaded and lined frame with pin r...

18th century A.D. A silver figure modelled in the round as Apostle Paul, standing on a polygonal base, wearing a voluminous floor-length robe, cla...