List of Objects
Telling a history of our world through objects
Click on the titles in the blue bar below [Location, Theme, Contributor Type, etc.] and then choose a category to see a list of objects - e.g. click Theme and then click War. (All objects have been classified by their contributor.)
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200 - 600
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Roman bell
This rare bell, one of the largest known from the Roman world was discovered by Leslie Alcock,OBE.,FRHS whilst he was ...
Contributed by Museum
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Roman Bilge Pump Bearing
One of two cast bronze bearings from the bilge pump of a Roman ship which caught fire and sank in St Peter Port harbour ...
Contributed by Museum
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Roman wall plaster with painted peacock
The interiors of Roman villas were often lavishly decorated with painted walls and mosaic floors, and examples are found ...
Contributed by Museum
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The Stone Cist – The Roman Baths
A lidded box made of bathstone, containing cremated bones, probably a child's. Romans preferred cremations in the first ...
Contributed by Individual
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Hunt Cup – The Roman Baths
A Roman cup decorated with a dog chasing a hare. Hunting was a popular sport with the Romans. It was found on the site ...
Contributed by Individual
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Roman burial urns
THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'.
ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM. The cremation ...
Contributed by Museum
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Ardross Wolf
Magnificient Pictish wolf
Contributed by Museum
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Roman coin of Domitianus II
One of only two coins ever discovered proving the existance of the Emperor Domitianus in 270 AD.
Contributed by Museum
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Rudston Charioteer Mosaic
A unique Romano-British mosaic showing a victorious charioteer from a villa at Rudston in East Yorkshire.
Contributed by Museum
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The Silchester eagle
Roman bronze eagle found during the excavation of the Basilica in 1866
Contributed by Museum
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Anglo-Saxon necklace
Bead necklaces worn by women in early Anglo-Saxon Ipswich about 1500 years ago.
Contributed by Museum
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Sculpted Head of Emperor Constantine
A Roman carved head of Constantine who was proclaimed Emperor of all the Roman Empire in Eboracum, now known as York.
Contributed by Museum
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Roman/Celtic(?) Cauldron- melting bronze
Found in our garden which is on a hill overlooking Old Stevenage/Great North Road half a mile from Six Hills burial ...
Contributed by Individual
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Oil Lamp
This terracotta lamp decorated with two fishes and a horse would have been used by the ancient Romans for artificial ...
Contributed by Individual
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Saxon Glass Claw Beaker
Snape Anglo-Saxon cemetery lies at TM 402593 and is bisected by the A1094 which links Aldeburgh to the A12 in the ...
Contributed by Museum
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Figurine of Priapus
A Romano-British cast lead figurine of the god, Priapus.
Priapus was originally a minor fertility god from Asia ...
Contributed by Individual
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Roman tile
This tile from the Roman Bath House at Melyd Avenue, Prestatyn, was a part of the roof called an Antifex tile. It is ...
Contributed by Museum
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Roman pottery
These fragments of Roman pottery are amongst many pieces that were uncovered at Silverlands in Buxton, Derbyshire in ...
Contributed by Museum
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Coin
A coin that's possibly from Roman times.
Contributed by Individual
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Bronz Age Spearhead /Brooch
Bought the Brooch in an antique fair, in 1988; took it to the Antiques Road show held at Chatsworth House on 08 July ...
Contributed by Individual
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Bronz Age Spearhead /Brooch
Bought the Brooch in an antique fair, in 1988; took it to the Antiques Road show held at Chatsworth House on 08 July ...
Contributed by Individual
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Statue of Mars
This life-size homage to the Roman God of War is thought to be the best example of a Roman statue ever found in Britain. ...
Contributed by Museum
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Roman Gravestone
This is the gravestone of a young cavalry soldier named Candidus, who died whilst being stationed at Y Gaer around 2,000 ...
Contributed by Museum
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Bone comb
This bone comb dates from time of Roman occupation - AD50-early 5th century. It was discovered in the Roman walled town ...
Contributed by Museum
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Roman Peacock Belt Buckle
This bronze belt buckle was found by Rugby Archaeological Society during excavations on the Roman town of Tripontium ...
Contributed by Museum
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Lion's Paw
This lion's paw is made of bronze and was excavated from the Roman walled town of Alchester. It came from a casket or ...
Contributed by Museum
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Tay log boat
This log boat is a great example of how local people used the vast natural resources of the Tay Valley to improve their ...
Contributed by Museum
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Roman Silver Bowl
Roman Silver Bowl found in Blunsdon Ridge, Wiltsire around 300 AD.
Contributed by Museum
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Cherhill Roman Mosaic
This fragment of mosaic formed part of an elaborate tessellated pavement which covered the floor of a two-chambered room ...
Contributed by Museum
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Coptic Funereal Cloth
This funereal cloth was found in Egypt between 1958 and 1965, by a Professor of Archeology, Fawzi El Fakharani, who ...
Contributed by Individual
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Hinton St Mary Mosaic
A mosaic floor from Roman Britain showing one of the oldest surviving depictions of Jesus Christ
Contributed by The British Museum
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roman intaglio ring
This Roman intaglio depicts the godess Fortuna and was carved in the first century AD. I think of all that it has seen ...
Contributed by Individual
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Peruvian Human Head Vessel
Pottery vessel in form of man's head made in red fabric with a cream slip(watery coloured clay). The clay was burnished ...
Contributed by Museum
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Water pump
The force pump was discovered during the archaeological excavations at Tarrant Hinton. It was found at the bottom of a ...
Contributed by Museum
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Arabian bronze hand
Bronze hand given as an offering in a temple in pre-Islamic Yemen - a symbol of good luck, offered for well-being
Contributed by The British Museum
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Moche warrior pot
Kneeling warrior pot made by the Moche, one of the first South American cultures to develop a state structure
Contributed by The British Museum
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Gold coin of Kumaragupta I
Coin from the Gupta Empire, showing a goddess and horse, marking the transition to Hinduism in India
Contributed by The British Museum
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Burial pot
Borys Malkin, the anthropologist, used our family home as a storage depot. This pot was part of his collection.
Contributed by Individual
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Figurine of Venus
This is a pipe-clay figurine of Venus found during archaeological excavations at the Roman fort at Binchester (County ...
Contributed by Individual
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Silver plate showing Shapur II
A plate showing Sasanian King Shapur II, who ruled Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, and fought the Roman Empire
Contributed by The British Museum
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Hoxne pepper pot
Silver pot from a Roman treasure hoard, found in England the pepper it contained came from India
Contributed by The British Museum
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Roman Altar, Manchester Museum
Roman stone altar with a Latin inscription found in the centre of Manchester during an archaeological excavation.
Contributed by Museum
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Seated Buddha from Gandhara
One of the earliest images of the Buddha, seated and in an enlightened state, his posture shows he is teaching
Contributed by The British Museum
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Ceremonial ballgame belt
Stone version of a belt worn by players of a ball game, a popular sport in Mexico and Central America
Contributed by The British Museum
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Seal Ring
It was bought 4-5 years ago.the engraving on the lapis lazuli stone is similar to the one in your clip to advertise your ...
Contributed by Individual
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Roman 3rd century domestic pots
Found in the 1950s in a field in Stretton on Dunsmore area, by a farm labourer. Grey earthenware material, typical of ...
Contributed by Individual
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Roman rings
These rings were bought as part of a scrap gold sale and turned out to be old Roman rings. That the original owner ...
Contributed by Individual
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Roman pine cone and snake sculpture
This sculpture tells us a lot about Roman ideas of death. The snake is a transformative symbol because it sheds its ...
Contributed by Museum
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Roman objects dug up in London
This is a group of objects, including pins, a needle, an ear cleaner and a bobbin which were picked up by my great ...
Contributed by Individual
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Romano-British woodworking plane
Romano-British woodworking plane, found in excavations at Goodmanham, East Yorkshire in 2000. The object is unique in ...
Contributed by Museum