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Hédervári crucifix back

Hédervári crucifix back

back side crucifix in the collection of the British Museum

Hédervári crucifix front

Hédervári crucifix front

front side crucifix in the collection of the British Museum

Keir-Collection-gilded-enamel-disc

Keir-Collection-gilded-enamel-disc

Large French enamelled and gilded copper alloy disc with a rose window design in champlevé. Originally in the Keir Collection, later donated by Edmund de Unger to the British Museum

Anglosaxon Spatha

Anglosaxon Spatha

Anglosaxon sword and scabbard mount (6th century) from Grave 76 at the cemetery of Chessel Down (Isle of Wight). British Museum in London.

Celtic words

Celtic words

Celtic swords (La Tène III; 120 BC to 43 AD), British Museum, London

Inscription on Roman Lead Water Tank, Suffolk

Inscription on Roman Lead Water Tank, Suffolk

Deutsch: Inschrift auf einem römischen Bleibehälter aus Suffolk, 4. Jahrhundert n. Chr., die besagt: Christus ist der Anfang und das Ende. English: Inscription on a Roman lead water tank from Suffolk, 4th cen... More

Godwin the thane seal first half 11th century

Godwin the thane seal first half 11th century

Early 11th century seal belonging to an unknown thane named Godwin. More information here

Ringknaufschwert angelsächsisch

Ringknaufschwert angelsächsisch

Anglo saxon ring sword, 6th century - British Museum, London

Ringknaufschwert 1

Ringknaufschwert 1

Hilt of an anglo saxon ring sword (also ring-hilt spatha) from the late 6th century, British Museum, London Deutsch: Angelsächsisches Ringknaufschwert, spätes 6. Jahrhundert, British Museum, London

Stratford hoard.BM.OA.252

Stratford hoard.BM.OA.252

Photograph of "Stony Stratford Hoard" : a temple headress and votive objects in the British Museum (catalogue OA.252). Romano-British. Found in the parish of Old Stratford.

Sword-ca-1300 AD

Sword-ca-1300 AD

Sword (steel with gold inlay; about 1250-1330), probably England, blade probably Germany; British Museum, London, UK

Welsh Carved Stone British Museum

Welsh Carved Stone British Museum

Stone with Latin script, Ogham script and Christian symbols all carved on it. From Llywel, Powys, Wales. 5th to 8th century AD. In the British section of the British Museum.

Schildbuckel Krim

Schildbuckel Krim

Gothic iron shield boss (4th - 5th century AD) Kerch, Crimea, Ukraine. British Museum, London. Deutsch: Gotischer, eiserner Schildbuckel (4. bis 5. Jahrhundert) aus Kertsch (Krimhalbinsel, Ukraine). British M... More

Fake gold-glass portrait (British Museum 1847,0824.2)

Fake gold-glass portrait (British Museum 1847,0824.2)

Fake gold-glass portrait (British Museum 1847,0824.2) Public domain photograph of a medal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fake gold-glass portrait (British Museum OA.10900)

Fake gold-glass portrait (British Museum OA.10900)

Fake gold-glass portrait (British Museum OA.10900)

Crucifixion intaglio BM 1855-0305-1

Crucifixion intaglio BM 1855-0305-1

Rock crystal intaglio with the Crucifixion, court of Charles the Bald, 846-869 (?). From the abbey of Saint-Denis, France. Français : Intaille en cristal de roche représentant la Crucifixion, cour de Charles ... More

Panel Painted Chamber Westminster

Panel Painted Chamber Westminster

Wooden panel from Painted Chamber in Westminster Palace, removed in 1816 and rediscovered in Bristol in 1993. Acquired by the British Museum in 1995. Probably painted by Walter of Durham and his workshop.

Beeston Tor silver sheet disc brooch

Beeston Tor silver sheet disc brooch

Trewhiddle style silver sheet disc brooch from the Beeston Tor Hoard, discovered in 1924 by George Wilson at Beeston Tor in Staffordshire, England

British Museum 2nd century bronze jug, with copyfraud notice

British Museum 2nd century bronze jug, with copyfraud notice

Bronze jug held by the British Museum, on exhibition in the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery. It is displayed above a tag stating a fraudulent claim of copyright. Please refer to Copyfraud in order to unders... More

Romano-Celtic mirror (Desborough)

Romano-Celtic mirror (Desborough)

The highly decorated reverse side of a Celtic bronze mirror (obverse is the reflecting surface with green patination) from Desborough, Northamptonshire, England, showing the development of the spiral and trumpe... More