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Knife with bone handle Animal -- Bone, Metal? L 5 x W 1.4 BTY 026 Tool / implement |
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| A decorated bone-handled knife. |
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Bone knife-handle? (fragment) Animal -- Bone L 4.8 x W 1.7 BTY 027 Component |
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| A possible bone knife-handle. Fragment. |
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Whalebone panel showing the Ascension Animal -- Bone -- Mammal bone -- Whalebone H 18.5 x W 7.5 x D 0.5 CG 006 Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment |
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| A whalebone panel showing the Ascension. The figure of Christ is shown rising into the sky with a dove on the right-hand side. Two angels are shown directly underneath Christ. On the bottom of the panel a group of disciples are shown with all of them looking upwards. One figure is standing pointing towards the figure of Christ. A hole is punched through each corner of the panel indicating that it was once attached to something else. |
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Panel (practice piece) Animal -- Bone H 4.5 x W 4.5 CG 007 Visual representation |
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| A panel made from bone showing a boat, a figure with a net and fish and a standing figure, dressed in a long robe. This was probably a doodle or practice piece. The figures may represent Christ and a fisherman or apostle. Possibly Egyptian. |
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Crucifix Ivory, Animal -- Carapace -- Tortoise carapace -- Tortoise-shell, Metal -- Silver H 62 x W 42 x D 6 CG 030 Religious / ritual equipment |
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| A tortoise-shell cross with silver mounts and an ivory corpus. The ends of the arms of the cross are decorated with silver sprays of flowers and with a sun-burst radiating from the centre. The figure of Christ has closed eyes and the head leans to the left. The loin-cloth is short, knotted to the side and reveals most of the right leg. |
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Drinking horn Animal -- Horn, Metal -- Silver (gilded) H 20 x W 24 x D 10 CG 033 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment |
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| A drinking horn with silver-gilt mounts. The horn is curved and decorated with bands of bronze-gilt running vertically down the horn. There are two decorated bands running around the circumference of the horn. The larger band has two clawed feet on which the horn stands. At the narrow end of the horn there is a long tapering, curved mount with a spherical top. A silver mouth with engraved floral motifs was added at a later date. Northern German or Scandinavian. |
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Reliquary cross pendant Metal -- Gold, Glass -- Enamel, Animal -- Animal product -- Pearl, Mineral -- Corundum -- Ruby H 16.5 x W 7 x D 1 CG 085 Personal ornament |
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| An intricately fashioned gold reliquary cross. The front of the cross is decorated with filigree eight- petalled flowers within circles and eight pearls. The crucifix figure is in enamelled gold. The reverse side of the cross has similar filigree and enamelled circular panels showing the Four Evangelists while in the centre of the cross there is a larger panel of the Lamb of God. In the interior compartment is a sealed paper packet on which is written: ex sanguine Thomae Cant[erburiae] archaeopiscopi. This inscription indicates that it may also have contained a relic of St Thomas ŕ Becket, who was killed in his cathedral at Canterbury in 1170. Spanish/English. |
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Scissors in case Animal -- Skin -- Fish skin -- Shark skin (possibly), Metal -- Silver H 1.5 x W 12.5 x D 5 DG 004 Tool / implement |
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| A silver scissors in a case, possibly sharkskin, with a hinged lid. |
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Box Animal -- Skin -- Reptile skin -- Snakeskin, or Animal -- Skin -- Fish skin -- Shark skin, Metal -- Silver H 3; Diam. 7 DG 006 Container |
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| A round snakeskin or shagreen box with silver mounts. |
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Match-box Animal -- Skin -- Reptile skin -- Crocodile skin (possibly) H 4.5 x W 5.5 x D 3 DG 007 Fire / fire-lighting equipment |
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| A crocodile skin match-box which is hinged, with two compartments inside. |
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Silver box Resin -- Lacquer, Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl, Metal -- Silver H 4 x W 9 x D 7 DG 008 Container |
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| A box of lacquer and mother-of-pearl on silver. The box is marked E D B. The lid shows a stone ruin set amid flowers and foliage. The sides of the box are decorated with floral motifs. Dutch, Amsterdam. |
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Tortoise-shell snuff-box Animal -- Carapace -- Tortoise carapace -- Tortoise-shell, Metal -- Gold H 1.5 x W 8.5 x D 5 DG 009 Stimulant / narcotic equipment |
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| A rectangular snuff-box with a hinged lid decorated with a floral motif. |
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Silver magnifying-glass Glass, Metal -- Silver, Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl D 9 x W 3.5 x H 0.5 DG 013 Science / medicine; Instrument |
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| A magnifying-glass in a folding silver frame with a silver handle. There is a round panel in mother of pearl mounted on the handle which covers the glass when it is folded. |
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Shell snuff-box Animal -- Shell, Metal -- Silver H 4 x W 4.5; Diam. 6 DG 015 Stimulant / narcotic equipment |
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| A snuff-box made from a shell with silver mounts. |
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Shell snuff-box Animal -- Shell, Metal -- Silver H 3 x W 3.5; Diam. 5.5 DG 017 Stimulant / narcotic equipment |
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| A shell snuff-box with silver mounts. |
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Shell snuff-box Animal -- Shell, Metal -- Silver H 3 x W 3.5; Diam. 6 DG 018 Stimulant / narcotic equipment |
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| A snuff-box of shell with silver mounts. |
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Shell snuff-box Animal -- Shell, Metal -- Silver H 2 x W 2.5; Diam. 3.5 DG 019 Stimulant / narcotic equipment |
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| A snuff-box of shell with silver mounts. |
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Bone plaque Animal -- Bone H 10 x W 4 x D 0.5 DG 025 Visual representation |
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| A carved bone plaque, depicting a deer amid foliage and a bird on a tree. There is a wide uncarved border surrounding the scene. |
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Rosary Wood, Animal -- Bone H 40 x W 6 DG 036 Religious / ritual equipment |
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| A rosary with rows of small bone beads and larger round beads dividing the decades. There is a wooden cross with a figure of Christ carved in relief. Lines radiate out from the body and a heart is carved beneath the feet. |
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Mother-of-pearl corpus on an ebony cross Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly), Wood -- Ebony H 9.5 x W 9 x D 2 DG 096 Sculpture; Religious / ritual equipment |
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| A corpus made of mother-of-pearl on an ebony cross. The figure of Christ has the head leaning to the right of the figure and the feet are nailed together. The knees are bent at an acute angle and are not attached to the cross. This indicates that the present cross is not the original. The loin-cloth is short and sections of it are swirling around the body. |
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Shell tray Animal -- Shell H 4 x W 3.5 x D 0.5 DG 112 Container |
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| A small shell tray which is broken at one end. It has five shallow depressions and the edge is decorated with incised lines. The tray may have been used to hold cosmetics. |
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Spectacles-case Animal -- Skin -- Fish skin -- Shark skin -- Shagreen, Metal -- Silver H 14.5 x W 3.5 x D 1.5 DG 116 B Container |
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| A spectacles-case in shagreen and silver mounts. There is an inscription on the mounts of the case which reads: Lady Frederick Fitzclarence. Probably English. |
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Spectacles-case Animal -- Skin -- Fish skin -- Shark skin -- Shagreen, Metal -- Silver H 13 x W 4 x D 1.5 DG 117 B Container |
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| A spectacles-case in shagreen with silver mounts. |
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Game-piece Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly) H 3.5 x W 2.5 DG 119 A Games / sporting equipment |
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| A square game-piece with carved birds forming a frame around the edge. In the centre there is the letter H within a circle. Surrounding the circle there is a chinoiserie scene. There is also a chinoiserie landscape on the reverse of figures, buildings and trees on the reverse. This is one of a set of 13. |
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Game-piece Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly) H 3.5 x W 2.5 DG 119 B Games / sporting equipment |
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| A square game-piece with carved birds forming a frame around the edge. In the centre there is the letter H within a circle. Surrounding the circle there is a chinoiserie scene. There is also a chinoiserie landscape on the reverse showing figures, buildings and trees. One corner of this piece is broken off. This is one of a set of 13. |
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Game-piece Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly) H 5.5 x W 2 DG 119 C Games / sporting equipment |
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| A rectangular game-piece with carved birds forming a frame around the edge. In the centre there is the letter H within a circle. Surrounding the circle there is a chinoiserie scene. There is a also a chinoiserie landscape of figures, buildings and trees on the reverse. This is one of a set of 13. |
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Game-piece Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly) H 5.5 x W 2 DG 119 D Games / sporting equipment |
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| A rectangular game-piece with carved birds forming a frame around the edge. In the centre there is the letter H within a circle. Surrounding the circle there is a chinoiserie scene. There is a also a chinoiserie landscape of figures, buildings and trees on the reverse. This is one of a set of 13. |
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Game-piece Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly) H 5.5 x W 2 DG 119 E Games / sporting equipment |
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| A rectangular game-piece with carved birds forming a frame around the edge. In the centre there is the letter H within a circle. Surrounding the circle there is a chinoiserie scene. There is a also a chinoiserie landscape of figures, buildings and trees on the reverse. This is one of a set of 13. |
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Game-piece Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly) H 5.5 x W 2 DG 119 F Games / sporting equipment |
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| A rectangular game-piece with carved birds forming a frame around the edge. In the centre there is the letter H within a circle. Surrounding the circle there is a chinoiserie scene. There is a also a chinoiserie landscape of figures, buildings and trees on the reverse. This is one of a set of 13. |
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Game-piece Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly) H 3 x W 3 DG 119 G Games / sporting equipment |
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| A circular game-piece with carved birds forming a frame around the edge. In the centre there is the letter H within a circle. Surrounding the circle there is a chinoiserie scene. There is a also a chinoiserie landscape of figures, buildings and trees on the reverse. This is one of a set of 13. |
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Game-piece Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly) H 3 x W 3 DG 119 H Games / sporting equipment |
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| A circular game-piece with carved birds forming a frame around the edge. In the centre there is the letter H within a circle. Surrounding the circle there is a chinoiserie scene. There is a also a chinoiserie landscape of figures, buildings and trees on the reverse. This is one of a set of 13. |
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Game-piece Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly) H 3 x W 3 DG 119 I Games / sporting equipment |
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| A circular game-piece with carved birds forming a frame around the edge. In the centre there is the letter H within a circle. Surrounding the circle there is a chinoiserie scene. There is a also a chinoiserie landscape of figures, buildings and trees on the reverse. This is one of a set of 13. |
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Game-piece Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly) H 3 x W 3 DG 119 J Games / sporting equipment |
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| A circular game-piece with carved birds forming a frame around the edge. In the centre there is the letter H within a circle. Surrounding the circle there is a chinoiserie scene. There is a also a chinoiserie landscape of figures, buildings and trees on the reverse. This is one of a set of 13. |
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Game-piece Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly) H 3 x W 3 DG 119 K Games / sporting equipment |
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| A circular game-piece with carved birds forming a frame around the edge. In the centre there is the letter H within a circle. Surrounding the circle there is a chinoiserie scene. There is a also a chinoiserie landscape of figures, buildings and trees on the reverse. This is one of a set of 13. |
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Game-piece Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly) H 3 x W 3 DG 119 L Games / sporting equipment |
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| A circular game-piece with carved birds forming a frame around the edge. In the centre there is the letter H within a circle. Surrounding the circle there is a chinoiserie scene. There is a also a chinoiserie landscape of figures, buildings and trees on the reverse. This is one of a set of 13. |
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Game-piece Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly) H 3 x W 3 DG 119 M Games / sporting equipment |
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| A circular game-piece with carved birds forming a frame around the edge. In the centre there is the letter H within a circle. Surrounding the circle there is a chinoiserie scene. There is a also a chinoiserie landscape of figures, buildings and trees on the reverse. This is one of a set of 13. |
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Axe-handle / haft Animal -- Bone -- Mammal bone -- Deer bone -- Antler L (overall) 8 x W (max.) 6.5 HCA 172 A Tool / implement |
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| An antler haft or handle for an axehead (HCA 172 B) which is faceted and smooth, suggesting that it has been worked to achieve its present shape. This is probably not original. |
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Axe-handle / haft Animal -- Bone -- Mammal bone -- Deer bone -- Antler L 8.1 x W 7.8 HCA 173 Tool / implement |
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| An axe-handle in antler, it splays out at the top being more curved at one side and straighter at the other. |
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Gouge / Scoop Animal -- Bone L 13.6 HCA 495 Tool / implement |
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| A bone gouge / scoop which is broad at one end and tapers in at the other end. There is a long rounded opening at the narrow end with the broad end having some damage at the back. The gouge/ scoop is hollow. This gouge/scoop was found at Lough Gur, Co. Limerick. |
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Pin Animal -- Bone L (overall) c.22.7 HCA 496 Personal ornament |
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| A bone pin, it is long and tapering towards the end with one of the edges of the pin being bevelled. |
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Point Animal -- Bone L 15.6 x W (max.) 2.2 HCA 497 Tool / implement |
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| A bone point with a roughly rounded butt tapering to a point. |
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Pin Animal -- Bone L (overall) 10.1 x W (max.) 1.9 HCA 498 Personal ornament |
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| A small bone pin with a thick butt. The pin curves and tapers to a narrow, sharp point. |
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Point Animal -- Bone L (overall) c.12.5 x W (at base) 5.1 HCA 499 Tool / implement |
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| A bone point with a flat base. The base has three perforations from which the pin radiates out. The pin is rounded and tapers to a point. |
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Pin Animal -- Bone -- Mammal bone -- Deer bone -- Antler L (overall) c.15 HCA 500 Personal ornament |
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| A antler pin which is slightly curved and has a decorated surface. |
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Pin Animal -- Bone L 11 HCA 502 Personal ornament |
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| A bone pin with a cone-shaped head. The pin tapers into a point. |
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Pin Animal -- Bone L 8.3 HCA 503 Personal ornament |
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| The upper portion of a bone pin, it has a crutch head. |
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Bone comb Animal -- Bone L 11.6 HCA 592 Toilet / cosmetic equipment |
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| A bone comb with a single edge. It is decorated on both faces with criss-cross lines, parallel lines and circles. |
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Knife-handle Animal -- Bone L (overall) 13.7 HCA 636 Component |
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| A handle from an knife in bone. It is decorated with incised lines and has a series of holes. Possibly Viking. |
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Disc or washer Animal -- Bone Diam. 2.9 HCA 680 Artefact |
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| A polished bone disc with a central perforation. This is very similar to HCA 681. |
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Disc or washer Animal -- Bone Diam. 2.9 HCA 681 Artefact |
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| A polished bone disc with a central perforation. This is very similar to HCA 680. |
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Whistle Animal -- Bone L (overall) 9.7 HCA 683 Performance arts |
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| A whistle, probably made of bone, which is hollowed at one end. It has three perforations, two on one side and one on the other. |
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Ice-skate Animal -- Bone L (overall) c.28.5 x W (max.) 4 HCA 684 Transport / carrier |
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| A bone ice-skate which is flattened on one side. It has a tapered upturned head with two perforations, one on either side. |
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Cup Animal -- Horn, Metal -- Silver (gilded) H 11.3; Diam. (at top) 7, (at base) 5.3 HCL 009 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment |
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| A horn cup with silver-gilt mounts on the rim and foot. The mounts are stamped with the makers mark I.P (John Purcell of Limerick.) |
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Game-piece Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl (possibly) L 4 x W 1.6 HCL 088 Games / sporting equipment |
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| A possible oval, mother-of-pearl game-piece. |
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Figure of Christ Animal -- Bone, or Ivory H 8 x W 3.4 HCM 051 Sculpture; Religious / ritual equipment |
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| A carving of the figure of Christ, upper body only. The hair is long and falling on the shoulders with the arms crossed in front of body at the wrists. Found in Ireland. |
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Carving of a human head Animal -- Bone H 6.6 x W 7.4 HCM 101 Sculpture |
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| A carving of a human head in bone. The head is surrounded by an oval and there are three tubular openings running through the centre of the piece. Coptic. |
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Carving, Isis suckling Horus Animal -- Bone H 8.9 x W 3.2 HCM 102 Sculpture; Religious / ritual equipment |
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| A bone figure of a woman suckling a child. She is seated on a high backed chair and is dressed in a finely pleated gown and a mantle. The left breast is bare and she offers it to the child. The hairstyle is elaborate with braids running back from the forehead and arranged in ringlets on either side of the face. The child is naked, sits on the lap of the woman and is touching her right hand with his left. These figures probably represent the Goddess Isis and her son Horus. ?Alexandria. |
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Carving Animal -- Bone H 8.7 x W 7.7 x D 2.4 HCM 103 Sculpture |
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| A face carved on a piece of curved bone. The face is framed by hair and part of a winged head-dress remains. Coptic. |
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Plaque Animal -- Bone H 9.5 x W 4.7 HCM 104 Visual representation |
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| A plaque carved in relief on bone. It shows the figure of a naked man. He is twisted to the right, leaning on a rectangular object and holding a piece of cloth over his head. Coptic. |
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Bone plaque Animal -- Bone H 12.5 x W 4.2 HCM 105 Visual representation |
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| A bone plaque showing the figure of a woman carved in relief. She is naked, with a narrow band of pleated fabric ending in a tassel twined around her. Her legs are crossed at the ankle and one hand rests on her hip. Coptic. |
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Bone plaque Animal -- Bone H 12 x W 4.7 HCM 106 Visual representation |
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| A plaque in bone showing the figure of a man carved in relief. The man is naked and standing with his hands behind his back. Coptic. |
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Carving, animal head Animal -- Bone H 7.7 x W 4.7 HCM 107 Sculpture |
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| A head of an animal carved in bone. Coptic. |
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Bone plaque Animal -- Bone H 12 x W 5.5 HCM 108 Visual representation |
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| A plaque or mount carved in bone of an elephant head shown wearing some kind of harness. |
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Whalebone plaque Animal -- Bone -- Mammal bone -- Whalebone H 40 x W 19.5 HCM 109 Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment |
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| A plaque in whalebone showing an angel, perhaps St Michael, holding a key on a chain and subduing a she-devil. Possibly Scandinavian. |
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Carving, figure of a man playing pipes Animal -- Bone H 6 HCM 110 Sculpture |
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| A bone figure of a man playing pipes. He is wearing trousers and a check patterned jacket. |
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Bone roundel Animal -- Bone Diam. 5.9 HCM 111 Religious / ritual equipment |
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| A roundel in bone showing a crucifixion scene. The figure of Christ has an nimbus and INRI over the head. The figure of Mary kneels on one side and there is an angel on the other side. The back is incised with a cross and IHS. The are two perforations, one on each side at the top. |
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Ivory or whalebone club Ivory -- Walrus ivory, or Animal -- Bone -- Mammal bone -- Whalebone L 29 HCM 112 Arms / armour |
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| A whalebone or walrus ivory club, which is highly polished. |
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Hood for a hawk Leather, Textile -- Velvet, Animal -- Feather, Textile -- Wool H 7.5 HCM 137 Hunting equipment |
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| A hood for a hawk in leather and red velvet with a plume of feathers on top. It is closed by a cord at the back. It is on a wooden stand. |
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Call or whistle for hawking Wood, Animal -- Bone, Leather L 17 HCM 141 Hunting equipment |
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| A hawk call of wood, leather and bone. It is rounded at one end with a loop and open at the other, this is a rare piece. |
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Rosary Animal -- Horn, Metal -- Silver L 54 HCM 147 Religious / ritual equipment |
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| A five decade rosary in horn and silver. Each decade, of ten bone beads, is divided by a large silver bead. The rosary ends with a silver heart inscribed with the letters IHS, three silver beads and a tubular crucifix with tassels. |
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Comb Animal -- Bone -- Mammal bone -- Deer bone -- Antler H 8 x W 6.85 HCM 148 Toilet / cosmetic equipment |
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| A portion of an antler comb with a double edge. The teeth are narrower on one side and wider on the other. |
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Game-piece Animal -- Bone Diam. 4.4 HCM 201 Games / sporting equipment |
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| A circular bone game-piece with inscribed lines and dot-in-circle motifs. Probably Irish. |
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Draughtsman (game-piece) Animal -- Bone H 1.5; Diam. 4.6 HCM 202 Games / sporting equipment |
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| A circular draughtsman or game-piece in wood. It is decorated with a dancing scene on one side and people playing musical instruments, perhaps bagpipes, on the other. |
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Draughtsman (game-piece) Animal -- Bone H 1.3; Diam. 4.6 HCM 203 Games / sporting equipment |
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| A circular draughtsman or game-piece in wood. It is decorated with a dancing scene on one side and people playing musical instruments, perhaps bagpipes, on the other. |
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Draughtsman (game-piece) Animal -- Bone Diam. 4.1 HCM 204 Games / sporting equipment |
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| A draughtsman or game-piece in bone. It is sub-circular with incised decoration. |
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Chess piece (game-piece) Ivory or Animal -- Bone H 5 x W 5 HCM 207 Games / sporting equipment |
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| A chess piece shaped like an animal, perhaps a horse. |
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Bodkin Metal -- Iron, Animal -- Bone H 12.5 HCM 212 Tool / implement |
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| A bodkin (embroidery knife) with a bone handle. The butt of the knife is carved in the form of a dog. |
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Iron knife Metal -- Iron, Animal -- Horn L 19.6 HCM 215 Tool / implement |
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| An iron knife with horn plates riveted on the handle. |
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Drinking-horn Animal -- Horn, Metal -- Copper alloy (gilded) H 18.3; Diam. (at top) 12.6 HCM 217 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment |
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| A drinking-horn with metal gilt mounts. The horn rests on claw feet. The rim of the horn is incised with lettering. |
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Manuscript leaf from a Book of Pericopes Animal -- Skin -- Mammal skin -- Parchment -- Vellum H 17 x W 4 L 006 Visual representation |
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| A manuscript in vellum from a book of Pericopes. The scene shows Christ crucified, a chalice filling with blood below his feet. Standing beneath the cross on the right of Christ is Ecclesia carrying a standard and torch. Beside her stands the Virgin Mary in a blue cloak. On the left stands St John and a personified Synagoga with a crown falling from her head, a trailing banner and extinguished torch in her hands. Above the cross are figures representing a mourning sun and moon. The script above the illuminated page is from the Gospel of St John 8:59: Jesus autem abscondit se, et exivit de templo… [but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple]. The text on the verso is also from the Gospel of St John, 8:52-55.
This manuscript is a sheet from a manuscript in the Cathedral Library at Hildesheim, Germany (Ms. No. 688e). |
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Page (manuscript) Animal -- Skin -- Mammal skin -- Parchment -- Vellum H 26 x W 19 L 007 Visual representation |
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| A page from a manuscript in vellum showing Christ enthroned. On the verso there is script. |
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Initial letters (2 no.) on vellum Animal -- Skin -- Mammal skin -- Parchment -- Vellum Letter F: H 21.5; letter B: H 13.5 L 008 Visual representation |
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| Two initial letters F and B in vellum. The letter F, Tuscany, is later than the letter B, Reichenau. The vellum sheets are now set in a frame. |
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Silver mount Metal -- Silver, Animal -- Animal product -- Pearl, Stone H 3.5 x W 6 x D 1 MG 068 Component |
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| A mount, probably from a shrine, in silver. It is a semi-circular filigree mount set with a pearl and stones. The settings are crude and probably originally from a roundel of a cross which had the arm ends inset with pearls. German, middle Rhine or French, Meuse valley [Mosan]. |
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Pendant (cameo portrait) Metal -- Gold, Glass -- Enamel, Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl H 4 x W 2.5 MG 082 Personal ornament |
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| A pendant with a cameo portrait, possibly of Charles I of England. It is gold with the portrait in mother-of-pearl on basse taille enamel. The portrait is surrounded by rubies. The back is finely enamelled in shades of blue green and white with a design in a peapod or shell pattern. There is a suspension loop at the top. English or Flemish. |
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Cross (mounted) Metal -- Gold, Animal -- Horn H 2 x W 2.5 MG 094 Religious / ritual equipment |
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| A gold cross mounted on a square of horn set in a gold frame. It is an equal armed cross with T-shaped arms and a central square. It has a suspension loop at the top. Anglo-Saxon. |
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Shagreen case for a reliquary pendant cross Animal -- Skin -- Fish skin -- Shark skin -- Shagreen, Metal H 8 x W 6.1 MG 095 B Religious / ritual equipment |
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| A case in shagreen with metal mounts for the gold and enamel cross associated with Mary, Queen of Scots, reliquary pendant cross (MG 095 A). |
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Bone carving of an animal head Animal -- Bone H 2.5 MG 139/006 Sculpture |
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| A animal head carving in bone with a hole in the top of the head. |
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Carving of a child in a carrier Stone -- Marble, or Animal -- Shell H 7.5 MG 139/015 Sculpture |
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| A stylized figure of a child wrapped up and in a carrier. |
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Shell figure of a dog Animal -- Shell H 2 MG 139/023 Sculpture |
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| A figure of a dog in shell with a curved upright tail. |
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Mount Animal -- Shell, or Animal -- Bone H 3.7 x W 2 MG 139/054 Component |
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| A mount, possibly for a harpoon, in shell or bone. The piece consists of an oval, carved at each end with a stylized human head wearing a helmet with a nose-guard. The oval is attached to a curved band with a hole pierced through each end. |
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Bone figure of a ram Animal -- Bone H 2.2 MG 139/070 Sculpture |
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| A figure of a ram in bone. The ram is seated and there is a perforation through the body. |
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Box or cylinder Animal -- Bone H 3.7; Diam. 1 MG 139/099 Container |
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| A cylindrical, bone box. It is stained blue and decorated with four sets of three parallel lines around the circumference. |
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Love Pair Pendant Ivory, Metal -- Gold, Mineral -- Beryl -- Emerald, Mineral -- Corundum -- Ruby, Glass -- Enamel, Animal -- Animal product -- Pearl H 11 x W 6 x D 0.5 T 001 Personal ornament |
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| This pendant consists of an ivory carving of a nymph and satyr in an amorous embrace, supported by an ornate crescent-shaped gold mount, decorated with enamelled scrolls, three emeralds, one ruby, three large drop pearls and two smaller round ones. The ivory shows traces of paint: yellow on the hair of the nymph, blue on the cloak and green on the ground surface. The pendant hangs from two separate chains, each of 20 round links, joined at the top by an enamelled scroll motif with tiny blue stones, a central cabochon ruby and pendant pearl. The back has engraved motifs coloured in green, blue and amber. The ivory may be a later addition to an otherwise sixteenth-century base. It would have been worn either as a neck pendant or sewn high on a sleeve. |
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Pendant with double-sided panel Mineral -- Coral, Metal -- Gold, Animal -- Animal product -- Pearl, Glass -- Enamel H 9 x W 2.5 x D 2 T 003 Personal ornament |
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| A pendant with a pair of carved coral plaques suspended from a pair of chains. One face shows Christ and the other the Virgin Mary. The frame is gold and enamelled with a floral motif, there is a white and blue enamelled flower on each corner. The frame hangs from two short gold chains held by an enamelled ornament. There is a suspension loop at the top and a pearl is suspended by chains from the bottom. |
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Gold locket-brooch Metal -- Gold, Animal -- Animal product -- Pearl, Glass H 1 x W 2 T 034 Personal ornament |
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| A gold locket brooch containing a lock of hair. It is rectangular in shape with a glass front and the edges decorated with pearls. |
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Wooden ring Wood, Animal -- Shell -- Mother-of-pearl H 3 x W 2.5 x D 0.5 T 035 Personal ornament |
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| A wooden ring with a rectangular mother-of-pearl setting. |
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Coral bracelet Mineral -- Coral, Metal -- Gold, Animal -- Shell L 21.5 T 054 Personal ornament |
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| A bracelet made up of several strands of coral beads with shell and gold mounts. |
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