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Telling a history of our world through objects

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600 - 800

  1. The 'Uthman Quran (Othmanic Recension) The 'Uthman Quran (Othmanic Recension) The Othmanic Recension is the standardised version of the Qur'an, believed by the vast majority of scholars & historians ... Contributed by Individual
  2. The Sultanganj Buddha The Sultanganj Buddha Larger than life-size copper statue of the Buddha, found at Sultanganj, Bihar in India. Contributed by Museum
  3. Wild Goat style jug Wild Goat style jug Pottery vessel or oinochoe decorated in 'Wild goat style'. The pot has been covered with cream slip and decorated in ... Contributed by Museum
  4. Admonitions Scroll Admonitions Scroll Chinese scroll with advice for palace ladies on correct behaviour, a masterpiece of Chinese painting Contributed by The British Museum
  5. Anglo Saxon glass beaker, Dry Drayton Anglo Saxon glass beaker, Dry Drayton Anglo Saxon cone-shaped drinking glass or beaker with trail decoration in pale blue and yellow. Contributed by Museum
  6. Saxon Princess Pendant Saxon Princess Pendant A unique Anglo-Saxon gold pendant buried with a princess about 650 AD Contributed by Museum
  7. Merovingian Frankish Gold Tremissis Merovingian Frankish Gold Tremissis This gold coin dates from between 580AD and 630AD. The Merovingian Dynasty was based in ancient Gaul (which is now ... Contributed by Museum
  8. Chocolate cup Chocolate cup This small cup was made in the north of England in the 1780s. Chocolate originally comes from the Americas. It was ... Contributed by Museum
  9. The Ripon Jewel The Ripon Jewel The ‘Ripon Jewel’, found close to the Cathedral in 1976, is a small gold roundel 29mm in diameter. The back is a plain ... Contributed by Museum
  10. Maya maize god statue Maya maize god statue Statue of a Maya maize god. Maize was the Maya's most important food and was worshipped as a god. Contributed by The British Museum
  11. Metalwork - The Ardagh Chalice Metalwork - The Ardagh Chalice The Ardagh Chalice is believed to date from the 8th Century and is one of the finest examples of Celtic metalwork ever ... Contributed by Museum
  12. Pictish Sculpture - Knotwork Fragment Pictish Sculpture - Knotwork Fragment This 1200-1300 year old fragment of Pictish carving was found built into the relieving arch at the West End of Tarbat ... Contributed by Museum
  13. Pictish Sculpture - The 'Dragon Stone' Pictish Sculpture - The 'Dragon Stone' In 1997, during archaeological investigation of the 17th century ‘barrel-vaulted’ Crypt of Tarbat Old Parish Church ... Contributed by Museum
  14. Strathmartine Pictish Sculptured Stone Strathmartine Pictish Sculptured Stone The Picts lived in Northern Britain, had their own distinct culture, and interacted with their contemporaries in Britain ... Contributed by Museum
  15. Saxon Cosmetic Brush Saxon Cosmetic Brush This is the remains of a bronze cosmetic brush handle. It was found along with other objects in grave 41 in the Saxon ... Contributed by Museum
  16. Statue of Tara Statue of Tara The female Buddhist deity Tara from Sri Lanka, represents mercy and compassion and is a focus for meditation Contributed by The British Museum
  17. Chinese Tang tomb figures Chinese Tang tomb figures Ceramic figures from the burial of a Chinese Tang general, made to entertain, serve and protect him in the afterlife Contributed by The British Museum
  18. Small pot Small pot Borys Malkin, the anthropologist, used our family home as a storage depot. This pot was part of his collection. Contributed by Individual
  19. Saxon Burial Treasure Saxon Burial Treasure These are part of a collection of Saxon grave goods found in a village near Evesham, dating from between the 6th and 7th ... Contributed by Museum
  20. Merovingian coin pendant Merovingian coin pendant This is a Merovingian Frankish gold coin,type Belfort 2465-7, minted in Marseilles during the reign of Chlotar ll who ... Contributed by Museum
  21. Sutton Hoo helmet Sutton Hoo helmet Helmet found in the grave of an Anglo-Saxon warrior king. It is one of the most iconic Anglo-Saxon finds Contributed by The British Museum
  22. Reliquary - St Judicael King of Brittany Reliquary - St Judicael King of Brittany For clarification this is an object I own; It is a treasured family heirloom - R W Traves Parkinson. St Judicael was an ... Contributed by Individual
  23. Gold coin of Abd al-Malik Gold coin of Abd al-Malik Early Islamic coin, one of the first to show text from the Qur'an rather than use an image of the ruler Contributed by The British Museum
  24. Namestone Namestone This namestone is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of a gravestone or other memorial to the dead. Although they contain ... Contributed by Museum
  25. Beaver tooth pendant Beaver tooth pendant This beaver tooth pendant was excavated from an Anglo Saxon adolescent’s grave in Watchfield, Oxfordshire. It is held ... Contributed by Museum
  26. Anglo-Saxon Balance set Anglo-Saxon Balance set This beautiful copper alloy scales set was found in an Anglo Saxon grave of a young man who died around AD 520 – 70, and ... Contributed by Museum
  27. ROMAN FLOOR TILE WITH HAND PRINT ROMAN FLOOR TILE WITH HAND PRINT This large floor tile from Brading Roman Villa, Isle of Wight, is of a type called a sesquipedalis commonly used on ... Contributed by Museum
  28. saxon bronze strapend saxon bronze strapend found in a suffolk field, was once maybe hanging from a belt. Contributed by Individual
  29. Bronze book hasp Bronze book hasp Bronze book hasp found at little Dunagoil, Bute. Little Dunagoil was occupied from the Bronze Age through to Medieval ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Glass Cosmetics Flask from The Levant Glass Cosmetics Flask from The Levant This cosmetic flask is typical of the Levant and could have come from any of the regions modern countries, such as ... Contributed by Museum
  31. A 4cm high figurine A 4cm high figurine During the 2nd world war my father was posted to India as amember of the RAMC. He brought this figurine back with him at ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Part of Anglo-Saxon frieze Part of Anglo-Saxon frieze Deeply carved stone frieze of 2 birds in a vine with tendrils ending in berry bunches. The vine was a symbol of Christ. Contributed by Museum
  33. Piece of Roman Pot Piece of Roman Pot A clay Roman pot, made in the Roman province of Gall, France and brought over to Britain. It was found in Weymouth, ... Contributed by Individual
  34. Lead Lead Mrs Butcher brought this object to the 91Èȱ¬ Suffolk event at Ipswich Museum on Tuesday, 16 February, 2010. Mrs ... Contributed by Individual
  35. York Helmet York Helmet A beautifully crafted and exquisitely decorated iron and brass helmet from Anglo-Saxon York and the most complete known. Contributed by Museum
  36. Personal seal matrix of Queen Balthild Personal seal matrix of Queen Balthild Personal gold seal-ring of Frankish Queen Balthild, showing her face on one side and an erotic scene on the other. Contributed by Museum
  37. Anglo Saxon Pin Brooch Anglo Saxon Pin Brooch This brooch shows us that the area around Church Leigh near Tean was occupied in Anglo Saxon times. It shows us that ... Contributed by Individual

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