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Early Medieval (400AD - 1099AD)
Craft, industry and trade
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Craft, industry and trade
Smoothing stones
Pieces of natural iron ore. The smooth worn surfaces indicate that they have been used as smoothing
Cross-incised grave marker
Cross-incised grave marker, with a relief cross on the other face. The rough dressing of the foot in
Anglian window glass
Shards of plain, painted and stained window glass. Most of this material came from a burial chap
Piece of quartz crystal
Piece of quartz crystal. It was found in a sixth centruy grave at Whithorn and may have been ke
Two gaming pieces
Two gaming pieces. The larger piece, which is slightly burnt, is made from the domed end of a femora
Amber beads
Two amber beads. These beads are similar to ones from Viking burials on Colonsay and Islay, as w
Gold finger ring
Delicate, plain gold finger ring, mid 9th century in date.
Whitby-style Anglian strap-end
Whitby-style Anglian strap-end with animal-headed terminal. The strap-end is split at the butt for a
Small pendant strap-end
Small pendant strap-end with cross incised on one face. The strap-end is split at the butt for affix
Two club-headed stick pins
Two club-headed stick pins. The longer one is probably for fastening a cloak, the smaller perhaps fo
Crucible and fragment
Two crucibles, one of which is broken, from a metalworker's workshop. these would have been used for
Piece of slag
Piece of slag with lots of small gas bubbles (vesicules). This is a waste product derived from iron
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