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	Part of a glass goblet Glass L 14 BTY 001 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	Fragment of a goblet (foot and stem).
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	Glass goblet (fragment) Glass L (max.) 12.8 BTY 003 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	Fragment (foot and stem) of a glass goblet.
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	Glass goblet (fragment) Glass L (max.) 12.5 BTY 004 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	Fragment (foot and stem) of a glass goblet.
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	Glass jar (trencher salt) Glass H 5; Diam. (of base) 4.9 BTY 005 Container
	A glass jar (trencher salt).
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	Shard / fragment Glass B (largest): L 3.7 x H 4.6 BTY 006 Artefact
	Eighteen fragments of glass (A-R).
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	Shard / fragment of glass Glass L 2.5 x W 1.2 BTY 007 Artefact
	A glass shard or fragment.
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	Very small shards or fragments Glass H (max.) 2.5 x W (max.) 2.8 BTY 008 Artefact
	Shards or fragments in a crumb-like state.
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	Fragment of a vessel Glass L 1.9 BTY 009 Container
	An engraved fragment of a vessel.
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	Ivory casket Ivory, Metal -- Copper (gilded), Mineral -- Silica -- Quartz -- Agate, Glass H 19.5 x W 19 x D 11.5 CG 011 Container
	A hip-roofed ivory casket with copper gilt mounts. It has a Siculo-Arabic origin. The casket retains its original hinges and hinge straps with the remaining mounts being added later. The casket rests on four claw feet. A lock-plate wrought in the form of a flower and set with a Gallo-Roman agate cameo and a green glass paste is attached to the centre of the front panel. On the lid there are two ball finials to the left and right and a centre finial ending in a flower head set with blue glass.
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	Stained-glass (1 of 4 panels) Glass (stained / painted) H 25.5 x W 17.5 CG 019 A Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment
	A stained-glass panel of an angel crouched on the roof of a building. One hand points downwards and the other holds a casket. The angel looks to the left. This is one of four panels. Possibly German.
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	Stained-glass (1 of 4 panels) Glass (stained / painted) H 25.5 x W 17.5 CG 019 B Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment
	A stained-glass panel of an angel crouched on the roof of a building. One hand points downwards and the other holds a casket. The angel looks to the right. This is one of four panels. Possibly German.
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	Stained-glass (1 of 4 panels) Glass (stained / painted) H 25.5 x W 17.5 CG 019 C Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment
	A stained-glass panel or an angel crouched on the roof of a building. One hand points downwards and the other holds a casket. The angel looks to the right. This is one of four panels. Possibly German.
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	Stained-glass (1 of 4 panels) Glass (stained / painted) H 25.5 x W 17.5 CG 019 D Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment
	A stained-glass panel of an angel crouched on the roof of a building. One hand points downwards and the other holds a casket. The angel looks to the left. This is one of four panels. Possibly German.
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	Stained-glass panel of angel with a trumpet Glass (stained / painted) H 46 x W 23 CG 042 Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment
	A stained-glass panel of an angel in a long white flowing robe, blowing a trumpet. The figure is elongated, the wings green and the hands and feet flesh-coloured. The face is painted directly onto the glass. The blue background highlights the variations in depth of colour that are typical of early glass, held together in this instance by thin strips of grooved lead. This panel comes originally from the former Augustinian abbey of Bristol, now Bristol Cathedral.
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	Stained-glass oval panel Glass (stained / painted) W 23.5 CG 043 Visual representation
	A stained-glass oval panel showing a tree, perhaps an oak, with three distinct layers of leaves and branches rising from the trunk. An inverted horse-shoe-shaped object hangs from the lower branches on either side of the tree. The initials A and T are present to the left and right of the tree.
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	Stained-glass panel of Christ Glass (stained / painted) H 23 x W 23 CG 044 Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment
	A stained-glass panel, of Christ showing the wounds of the Passion. Christ stands within a sunburst, with the arms held out, palms showing with blood dripping from them. Blood also flows from a wound in His side. The figure of Christ is surrounded with panels of stylized flowers. The panel is damaged with some piece of glass missing.
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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
	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 � Becket, who was killed in his cathedral at Canterbury in 1170. Spanish/English.
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	Stained-glass Glass (stained / painted) Panel: H 15 x W 21.5; Fragment A: 5.3 x 3.6; B: 7.6 x 3.5; C: 7.5 x 4 CG 086 Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment
	An irregularly shaped stained-glass panel with three fragments (A-C).
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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
	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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	Etui (toilet set) Glass, Hydrocarbon -- Amber, Metal -- Gold H 15.5 x W 5 x D 3 DG 014 Toilet / cosmetic equipment
	A travelling toilet set with a folding scissors and compartments to hold other toilet articles inside. The case is decorated with a fish design in amber and glass within a gold frame. A fishtail pattern is created with wire underneath the glass. Etui is a small case of needles, toothpicks, etc.
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	Porcelain snuff-box Ceramic -- Porcelain, Metal -- Gold, Glass -- Enamel H 3; Diam. 5.2 DG 016 Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	A circular snuff-box of porcelain, painted with insects and butterflies with gold mounts. German, Dresden.
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	Zwischengoldglas drinking-glass Glass, Metal -- Gold H 17 x W 9 x D 9 DG 069 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	A drinking-glass with a decorated gilt metal foot. The glass is decorated using the Zwischengoldglas technique of sandwiching gold leaf between two layers of glass. The gold leaf decoration shows nymphs amid stylized flowers and foliage.
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	Drinking-glass Glass, Metal -- Gold H 14 x W 7 x D 7 DG 070 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	A drinking-glass with a painted scene in gold of figures in a landscape with trees and monuments. One of a set of seven.
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	Drinking-glass Glass, Metal -- Gold H 14 x W 7 x D 7 DG 071 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	A drinking-glass with a painted scene in gold of figures in a landscape with trees and monuments. One of a set of seven.
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	Drinking-glass Glass, Metal -- Gold H 14 x W 7 x D 7 DG 072 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	A drinking-glass with a painted scene in gold of figures in a landscape with trees and monuments. One of a set of seven.
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	Drinking-glass Glass, Metal -- Gold H 14 x W 7 x D 7 DG 073 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	A drinking-glass with a painted scene in gold of figures in a landscape with trees and monuments. One of a set of seven.
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	Drinking-glass Glass, Metal -- Gold H 14 x W 7 x D 7 DG 074 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	A drinking-glass with a painted scene in gold of figures in a landscape with trees and monuments. One of a set of seven.
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	Drinking-glass Glass, Metal -- Gold H 14 x W 7 x D 7 DG 075 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	A drinking-glass with a painted scene in gold of figures in a landscape with trees and monuments. One of a set of seven.
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	Drinking-glass Glass, Metal -- Gold H 14 x W 7 x D 7 DG 076 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	A drinking-glass with a painted scene in gold of figures in a landscape with trees and monuments. One of a set of seven.
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	Zwischengoldglas beaker Glass, Metal -- Gold H 8 x W 6.4 DG 077 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	This is a flared beaker engraved with diamond point above a Zwischengoldglas (gold sandwich-glass) border of acanthus leaves. A coronet with five leaves and five jewels is represented above a monogram with the letters C K, all surrounded by scrolls, swags, foliage and a pair of eagles. The reverse, with further foliate design, bears an inscription in German extolling true friendship. On a ruby-coloured base, in the Zwischengoldglas technique, a motto surrounds two flaming hearts, one of them winged. This is a friendship glass for a count.
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	Zwischengoldglas beaker Glass, Metal -- Gold (foil) H 8 x W 7.5 DG 078 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	A beaker with faceted sides and gold painted sides and base. The glass is decorated using the Zwischengoldglas technique of sandwiching gold-leaf between two layers of glass. The glass shows a frieze of hunting scenes with a group of gentlemen chasing a stag and doe.
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	Mirror picture, Christ Glass H 22.5 x W 17 DG 089 Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment
	A mirror picture of Christ. He is crowned and dressed in a red robe, and is holding a palm. There are stylized flowers above his head. Swiss or Hungarian.
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	Mirror picture Glass H 28 x W 18 DG 090 Visual representation
	A mirror picture using the hinterglass technique. The scene shows two men pulling a third man from a well. Underneath the scene there is an inscription in German which reads Ioseph von Brirdern in die geube Gclaszen. Swiss or Hungarian.
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	Mirror picture, The Last Supper Glass H 20 x W 28.5 DG 091 Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment
	A mirror picture using the hinterglass technique. The scene depicts Christ and the disciples around a table at the Last Supper. The title of the picture in German is given under the scene. Swiss or Hungarian.
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	Mirror picture, The Virgin and Child Glass H 17 x W 11 DG 092 Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment
	A mirror picture of the Virgin and Child using the hinterglass technique. The Virgin is dressed in blue, she has long dark hair and is wearing a white veil. The Infant Jesus is held by the Virgin. Swiss or Hungarian.
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	Glass picture of a cup and saucer (framed) Glass, Wood H 15 x W 17 DG 093 Visual representation; Sample
	A framed picture of a cup and saucer painted on glass. This is a sample of a salesman and the order number for the cup and saucer, No. 139, is listed on the top right hand corner. The wooden frame is decorated and has a hook for hanging at the top.
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	Mirror picture Glass H 22.5 x W 18 DG 109 Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment
	A mirror picture of a saint holding cross and palm and standing on a dragon. There is a spray of flowers on either side of the saint. The saint is most likely St Margaret of Antioch who was believed to have been swallowed by a dragon and emerged unharmed from his stomach. Swiss or Hungarian.
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	Glass bead Glass L 3.6; Diam. 1.3 DG 115 A Personal ornament
	A glass bead which is one of a set of three. The bead is oblong in shape and decorated with tiny flowers in green, blue, white and rust. This bead is one of 18 mixed beads. Possibly Italian.
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	Glass bead Glass L 3.4; Diam. 1.3 DG 115 B Personal ornament
	A glass bead which is one of a set of three. The bead is oblong in shape and decorated with tiny flowers in green, blue, white and rust. This bead is one of 18 mixed beads. Possibly Italian.
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	Glass bead Glass L 3.4; Diam. 1.4 DG 115 C Personal ornament
	A glass bead which is one of a set of three. The bead is oblong in shape and decorated with tiny flowers in green, blue, white and rust. This bead is one of 18 mixed beads. Possibly Italian.
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	Glass bead Glass L 2.8; Diam. 1.3 DG 115 D Personal ornament
	A glass oblong bead in green, gold, black and white. The bead is decorated using bands of colour in an abstract design on a green base. One of 18 mixed beads.
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	Spectacles Metal -- Silver, Glass H 13 x W 2.5 x D 1 DG 116 A Instrument
	A pair of spectacles with oval lens and narrow metal frames. Probably English.
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	Spectacles Metal -- Silver, Glass H 11.5 x W 2.5 x D 1 DG 117 A Instrument
	A pair of spectacles with oval lens and a silver frame.
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	Zoomorphic Penannular Brooch Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel Diam. (of ring) 4.9 HCA 509 Personal ornament
	A bronze zoomorphic, penannular brooch with the terminals decorated with red enamel and a Maltese cross. Ballymoney, Co. Antrim.
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	Brooch Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel L (of pin) 8; Diam. 4.2 HCA 510 Personal ornament
	A bronze zoomorphic, penannular brooch with the terminals decorated with millefiori and red enamel. The ring is ribbed and the pin head is moulded.
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	Ringed pin Metal -- Silver, Glass -- Enamel L (overall) 18.3, (of pin) 17 HCA 518 Personal ornament
	A silver pin with a ring, decorated with incised lines. The pin has a polyhedral head with traces of enamel and the pin tapers to a rounded point.
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	Handpin Metal -- Copper alloy, Glass -- Enamel L 16.75 HCA 533 Personal ornament
	This type of dress pin is known as a handpin, its head resembling the palm of the hand with the fingers bent forward. The earliest handpins are of silver and are of relatively modest size. Examples in copper alloy, with elaborately decorated heads and exceptionally long pins, were made in Ireland into the sixth century. Most developed handpins have five fingers rather than three as here. In this example the head is a semi-circular plate with a circular perforation. It is capped by three projecting fingers and is fixed to a right-angled projection at the top of the shank. The head is decorated with a pattern of reserved metal against a background of red enamel. The design consists of a pair of inward-curving dodo heads springing from a central inverted U-shape. Found at Askeaton, Co. Limerick.
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	Bead Glass Diam. 0.9 HCA 611 Personal ornament
	A blue glass bead with a central perforation. It is similar to HCA 612.
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	Bead Glass Diam. 0.9 HCA 612 Personal ornament
	A blue glass bead with a central perforation. It is similar to HCA 611.
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	Bead Glass L 1 HCA 613 Personal ornament
	A blue glass bead which is oblong is shape.
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	The Antrim Cross Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze (cast), Glass -- Enamel H 16.8 x W 16.4 HCA 627 Religious / ritual equipment
	The Antrim Cross is a bronze cross with five equal arms. The cross has five pyramidal bosses each in the form of a truncated pyramid. The side of the pyramids are decorated with interlocking angular fields of yellow enamel, alternating with a similar-coloured design of an arrow within a truncated triangle. The pyramidal boss at the centre is taller and has angular enamelled panels on two of its four sides. The other two sides, back to back, differ in that they are decorated with an animal design, once fully enamelled between its raised outlines. The flat tops of the bosses are decorated with small squares of millefiori enamel. Rivet-holes in the separately cast base-plate show that this cross was attached to a flat surface, perhaps that of a house-shaped reliquary. The cross was found in County Antrim.
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	Replica of the Ardagh Chalice Metal -- Silver (gilded), Glass -- Enamel, Glass, Mineral -- Silica -- Quartz -- Rock crystal H 15; D (of cup) 18, (of foot) 17 HCL 010 Religious / ritual equipment
	A silver chalice, which is a replica of the Ardagh Chalice. It has an oval body with a sub-conical foot and a cylindrical stem. There is gilt moulding around the body and the foot is decorated with interlaced motifs. There are blue and red enamel bosses on the mouldings on the body and red, blue and white enamelled rectangles on the foot mouldings. There are two strap handles with interlaced decoration and red and blue enamel; these spring from two ornamental escutcheons decorated with filigree and three enamelled bosses. There are two applied roundels on the body each divided into a cruciform pattern and decorated with gold filigree. The body is inscribed with the names of the Apostles and stylized heads. The underside of the base is also highly decorated with gilt mouldings decorated with interlace and geometric patterns, enamel and glass. The centre of the base is set with a large rock crystal. The underside edge of the rim is stamped with the name Watson Fothergill.
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	Johann Conrad Philipp Geiss (attrib.) Berlin ironwork tiara Metal -- Iron (cast), Glass -- Enamel Diam. 16.5 HCL 011 Personal ornament
	A Berlin ironwork tiara in cast iron, c. 1825. It has a crescent-shaped band decorated with gothic architectural motifs; from this spring five decorated circles topped by five miniature gothic windows. Between these there is an acanthus leaf decoration, one leaf of which is damaged. This tiara, though not signed, is almost certainly by Johann C.P. Geiss, as it compares in detail with a well-documented Geiss necklace now in the Kunstgewerbe Museum in Berlin-Kopenick. Tiaras are very rare among surviving examples of Berlin ironwork jewellery.
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	Late Renaissance jug Glass, Metal (gilded) H 20.7 HCL 022 Container
	A green glass vase / jug with gilt metal mounts on the collar, handle and foot. The mounts seem to be secondary, possibly including modern work on the handle at least. The vase is mounted on a small round foot, the mounts on the body are decorated with floral motifs. There is a decorated S-scrolled handle. Just beneath the handle is a human mask surrounded by scroll work.
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	Drinking-glass Glass H 14; Diam. (at base) 7 HCL 023 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	A drinking-glass, the stem is probably early but the bowl and foot are probably later. The glass has a round funnel bowl, a moulded Silesian stem and domed foot. This was originally thought to be the earliest dated Irish glass known. The bowl is inscribed Lord Archbishop of Dublin 1715. A section of the bowl has been broken off. Possibly Irish.
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	Chamber-pot Glass H 12.2; Diam. (of top) 15.5 HCL 024 Toilet / cosmetic equipment
	A circular glass chamber-pot with a simple handle and a thumb plate at the top. It has been repaired.
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	Chamber-pot Glass H 14.5; Diam. (of cover) c.19, (at base) 16.5 HCL 025 Toilet / cosmetic equipment
	A circular glass chamber-pot with a handle and lid. The lid has a large knob in the centre and the base has been repaired.
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	Cannock Tait & Co. Decanter Glass H 14.5 HCL 026 A Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	A glass decanter with an everted flat rim, three ribs on the neck and a spherical stopper (see HCL 026 B). The body is inscribed Cannock Tait & Co., Limerick, in gold lettering. ?English.
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	Cannock Tait & Co. Decanter stopper Glass H 5 HCL 026 B Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	Stopper, glass, placed with HCL 026 A by GH ? May not be original stopper for the decanter.
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	Shard Glass L 6.3 x W (max.) 5.7 HCL 027 Artefact
	A shard of glass, roughly rectangular in shape with a gold glaze [?] on both sides.
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	Jar or drinking glass Glass or Ceramic H 4; Diam. (at top) 6.5 x 6.3 HCL 028 Container; Stimulant / narcotic equipment
	A jar or drinking glass in pottery or glass. There is a lip immediately below the rim.
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	Limoges bronze enamelled plaque Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel H 14.5 x W 8.6 HCM 078 Visual representation
	A Limoges plaque in bronze and enamel showing a figure of man set in a round-headed frame with floral decoration. The body is engraved but the head is cast. The enamel is in gold and blue.
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	Limoges bronze enamelled plaque Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel H 17.5 x W 11.2 HCM 079 Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment
	A Limoges plaque in enamelled bronze. A panel from a Gospel lectionary decorated with a figure of Christ in Glory, flanked by the letters Alpha and Omega and with the figures of the evangelists Matthew and John in the upper corners. The figures are deeply engraved and ornamented, with the details in white enamel.
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	Reliquary chasse Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel (champlev�) H 14.5 x W 13 x D 7 HCM 080 Religious / ritual equipment
	A Limoges chasse or reliquary in enamelled bronze. The front is decorated with a scene showing the murder of St Martial who was one of the patron saints of Limoges, and the ends with figures of saints standing between roundels. Both the back of the chasse and of the lid also shows enamelled roundel decoration, while the front of the lid shows Christ in Majesty in a circle flanked by angels. At a later date, probably in the fifteenth century, crocketed gables and pierced roof-cresting were added, as were lion feet to support the crocketed sideposts on which the chasse stood. This fine example of thirteenth-century Limoges enamelling was uncovered during excavations for the foundations of a house near Godalming, Surrey, c.1840, and was formerly in the collection of Lord Midleton.
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	Boss (of chalice) Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel Diam. 6.3 HCM 120 Religious / ritual equipment
	An Italian chalice boss in bronze with enamelled panels of Christ and the saints.
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	Enamel (2 pieces) Glass -- Enamel A: L 5.6 x W 3.5; B: L 7.3 x W 4.8 HM 033 Artefact
	Two raw red lumps of enamel (A-B).
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	Berlin ironwork necklace Metal -- Iron (cast), Glass -- Enamel L 44.5 HM 1998.1 Personal ornament
	A Berlin ironwork necklace. The unmarked necklace closely resembles stamped work by Johann C.P. Geiss of Berlin.
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	Mount or plaque (portion) Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel H 3.5 x W 7 x D 0.5 MG 035 Component
	A mount or plaque portion in bronze ground and champlev� enamel. It is a curved flat piece with a cabled edge. It has two perforations for attachment to something else. There are three floral motifs between two blue bands. French, Meuse Valley [Mosan].
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	Hanging-bowl escutcheon disc Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel (champlev�) Diam. 5 MG 040 Component
	A disc known as the The Oxford Disc in enamelled bronze. It is slightly concave and is decorated with a central triskele swirling out into three spirals ending in a trumpet. The decoration is filled in with red and yellow enamel. This disc is a decorative mount for a hanging-bowl. It was reused as a disc pendant. There is a single perforation near the edge. Irish/English.
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	Ringed pin Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel L 7 x W 1; Diam. 0.5 MG 061 Personal ornament
	A pin in bronze and enamel. It has a flat annular ring bearing two panels each of bright red and yellow enamel. The ring is attached to the pin by a hinged forward curving strap on the top of the ring. This pin would have been used to fasten a cloak.
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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
	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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	Gold baptismal medal Metal -- Gold, Glass -- Enamel H 4 x W 2.5 MG 083 Personal ornament; Religious / ritual equipment
	Birth medal of Anna Maria von Stetten; oval medal with figure in relief and inscribed: Anna Maria von Stetten ist geboren. The face shows a seated female figure, embroidering or sewing with a sewing basket on the ground next to her. There is a gold suspension loop and ring at the top and a small knob at the bottom.
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	Pendant (portrait miniature of a man) Metal -- Gold, Glass -- Enamel H 3 x W 2 MG 085 Personal ornament
	A portrait miniature of a man with a suspension loop at the top and small white pendant suspended from a ring at the bottom. The back is enamelled with a crest of a wolf. The subject may be Oliver Style, second son of Sir Humphrey Style, Bart. Oliver Style was Alderman and Sheriff of London in 1605 and died in 1622.
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	Pomander pendant Metal -- Gold, Mineral -- Turquoise, Glass -- Enamel H 3 x W 2.5 x D 1 MG 088 Container; Personal ornament
	A circular pomander pendant in gold with turquoise and enamel and a suspension loop on the top. It is hinged on one side and there is a locking clip on the other side. The outside is studded with rings of turquoise bosses set in gold. The inside is in gold with enamel floral motifs in red, green and blue. There is an open work gold divider with a pattern of flowers and leaves. English or French.
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	Jewel pendant Metal -- Gold, Glass -- Enamel, Mineral -- Silica -- Quartz -- Agate H 2.5 x W 2; Diam. 1 MG 089 Personal ornament
	A pendant with an exterior of agate with gold mounts. It is circular in shape on a gold chain with two halves hinged together. Inside there is an enamelled scene of the Annunciation with Mary on the left and Gabriel on the right. The scene is badly damaged. Possibly English.
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	Memento mori Metal -- Gold, Glass -- Enamel H 1.5 x W 2.5 x D 1.5 MG 090 Religious / ritual equipment
	A memento mori in gold and enamel. It is in the form of a rectangular coffin which has two hinges on one side of the lid and a catch at the other side. There is a loop and ring in the centre of the lid, with EW inscribed twice around the edge. There is also an inscription on the sides of the coffin which read: DISCE MORI, LERN TO DYE. The coffin opens to reveal a tiny enamelled skeleton. Possibly English.
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	Reliquary pendant cross, known as the Mary, Queen of Scots, crucifix Metal -- Gold, Glass -- Enamel H 5.5 x W 3 x D 1 MG 095 A Religious / ritual equipment
	A reliquary pendant cross said to be have been owned by Mary, Queen of Scots. The cross has a three-dimensional enamelled corpus Christi and skull, with an inscription: I N R I on the front, engraved instruments of the passion and an enamelled heart and crown of thorns on the back. The sides of the cross are engraved with the words: Behold who suffere what and for whom he suffered. The cross is hinged at the top so that the hollow interior, which would have originally held a religious relic, may be revealed. The cross has an original case (MG 095 B). Spanish or English.
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	Bronze finial Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel H 5 MG 139/016 Component
	A bronze enamelled finial in the shape of a fleur-de-lis in champlev� red and blue enamel.
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	Bronze enamelled brooch Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel H 4 MG 139/097 Personal ornament
	A bronze enamelled brooch. It is circular with an open centre and it is decorated with enamel in red, blue and white in a ring around the centre. There are lobed extensions around the edge of the brooch. The pin is missing.
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	Bronze enamelled brooch Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel H 3 MG 139/098 Personal ornament
	A bronze enamelled, circular brooch. It is decorated with red and blue enamel. There are lobed extensions around the edge of the brooch. The pin is missing.
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	Mount for a staff Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze (gilded), Glass -- Enamel H 1.6 x L (each side) 1.3 MG 139/112 Component
	A mount for a staff in gilded bronze. It is six-sided, hollow and decorated with a floral motif within a diamond-shaped panel on each side. The sides are enamelled in blue and red. Possibly French.
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	Bronze brooch fragment Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel, Mineral -- Garnet H 6.3 MG 139/118 Personal ornament
	A brooch fragment in bronze. It may be the oval or shield-shaped part of an eagle brooch. It is inset with garnets and enamel. Visigothic.
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	Bronze enamelled brooch Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel H 3.5 MG 139/122 Personal ornament
	A bronze enamelled, circular brooch in blue, yellow, green and white enamel arranged in two rings around a central knob. There are two lobed extensions on either side of the brooch.
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	Bronze enamelled brooch Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze, Glass -- Enamel H 4.5 MG 139/123 Personal ornament
	A bronze enamelled brooch. It is circular and decorated with red and blue enamel arranged in concentric rings around a flat topped knob.
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	Chalice Metal -- Silver (gilded), Glass H 18.5 NGI 12042 Religious / ritual equipment
	A silver-gilt chalice with enamels.
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	Rosewater-dish Metal -- Copper alloy -- Brass, Glass -- Enamel Diam. 42.5 NGI 12053 Container
	A brass rosewater-dish, with added decoration of Venetian enamels.
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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
	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 Metal -- Gold, Mineral -- Silica -- Quartz -- Agate, Mineral -- Corundum -- Sapphire, Glass -- Enamel H 10.5 x W 4.5 x D 2.5 T 002 Personal ornament
	A pendant with an agate cameo of Pegasus and Bellerophon set in a gold frame and fitted in an elaborate gold and ruby setting from which a sapphire is suspended. The right arm of Bellerophon and the right foreleg of Pegasus are missing.
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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
	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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	Necklace Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze (gilded), Glass H 13 T 005 Personal ornament
	An necklace with thirteen oval-shaped, cut-glass stones in a gilt bronze setting. A larger tear-shaped stone hangs from the centre. There is a simple loop and hook fastening at the back.
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	Miniature silver and enamel disc Metal -- Silver, Glass -- Enamel H 0.9 x W 0.9 T 016 Visual representation; Religious / ritual equipment
	A silver and enamel miniature of Christ carrying the cross with two other figures. One of the figures may be Simon of Cyrene.
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	Pegasus Brooch Metal -- Gold, Glass -- Enamel, Mineral -- Diamond, Mineral -- Corundum -- Ruby H 3.5 x W 5 T 021 Personal ornament
	A brooch in the form of Pegasus. The body of the horse is enamelled and set with cut diamonds and a cabochon ruby. This brooch would originally have been the focal part of a pendant jewel, which, by the late sixteenth century, had taken over from the cap badge as the dominant form of jewellery.
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	Pendant cross Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze (gilded), Glass H 8.5 x W 5 T 022 Personal ornament
	A French pendant cross set with seven square, green stones set in gilded bronze. It is suspended on a chain.
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	Gold locket-brooch Metal -- Gold, Animal -- Animal product -- Pearl, Glass H 1 x W 2 T 034 Personal ornament
	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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	Evening bag Metal -- Gold, Glass -- Enamel H (without handle) 13.5 x W (max.) 15.1 T 045 A Costume
	A gilt chainmail evening bag. It is oblong and gathered into a decorated metal frame at the top. There is a central ball clasp with a tassel, and rings to which the handle is attached. The ring and clasp are enamelled.
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	Glass necklace Glass Largest bead: H 2.5 x W 3 x D 3 T 050 Personal ornament
	A necklace made up of twenty graduated beads getting progressively smaller from front to back. The beads are black and decorated with yellow coils.
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	Earring (1 of a pair) Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze (gilded), Glass H 2.5 x W 2 T 053 A Personal ornament
	An earring in the shape of a flower in gilt bronze with glass stones. (One of a pair with T 053 B.) Possibly English.
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	Earring (1 of a pair) Metal -- Copper alloy -- Bronze (gilded), Glass H 2.5 x W 2 T 053 B Personal ornament
	An earring in the shape of a flower in gilt bronze with glass stones. (One of a pair with T 053 A.) Possibly English.
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