Craft, industry and trade

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Small hinged terminal

Delicate hinged lobate terminal. The thinness of the pin suggests it is not a belt fitting, but coul

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Anglian strap end

Anglian strap end with stylised animal-headed terminal. The other end is split to allow it to fit on

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Belt buckle with belt plate

Belt buckle with belt plate. the pin is missing. The securing plate has been broken into three parts

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Silver hinge

Delicate silver hinge, perhaps from a casket, late 6th or early 7th century in date.

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Copper alloy handle

Cylindrical handle with concave sides and a slightly domed but end. Three incised lines are cut rou

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Bronze ring-pin

Bronze ring-pin, lacking ring. The head is cubic in shape, with facetted corners. A saltire cross ha

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Broken stick pin

Spatulate end with scorped zig-zag ornament, shaft broken at upper end. Based on its shape, this is

2 Fmedia2 F9979042 Fwtah069f perforated worked antler

Piece of antler waste, Whithorn

The base of a red deer antler. The completeness of the base shows that the antler was naturally shed

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Wooden Frame Saw, Whithorn

Side handle from a small bow saw, made of yew. This handle was found close to a Norse antler-working

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Fragment of gold brooch

Fragment of gold bracteate brooch with filigree decoration. This is Anglo-Saxon in style, and is fro

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Fragments of B ware amphorae

B ware amphorae were made in the eastern Mediterranean and North Africa, especially Greece, Turkey a

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Fragments of A ware pottery

African Red Slipware was made near Carthage in Tunisia. It is a rare import in Britain and is only

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