Writing Instruments

Circa 10th-11th century A.D. With pattern-welded double-edged blade, showing well-defined shallow fullers and wide cutting edges, the fullers occu...

Jin Dynasty, early 13th century A.D. A complete suite of rectangular iron plates to form a protective coat; the plates provided with a series of h...

Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C. The hilt with conical openwork hollow-cast pommel, grip decorated with horizontal grooves and twisted zig-zag p...

1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. With high-relief image depicting a she-wolf in profile advancing beneath a tree, with an infant or boy (Romulus?...

1st century B.C. Biconical lead slingshot (glans) with inscription in Latin letters 'CN' (Cneius) 'MAG' (Magnus) on one side, and 'IMP' for 'IMPER...

9th-11th century A.D. Piriform body with overlapping impressed roundels to the shoulder replicating scale armour, domed filler-hole, intended to b...

6th-5th century B.C. Two panels from a scale armour coat composed of more than two hundred overlapping bronze scales, each mounted onto a custom-m...

1st-2nd century A.D. Discoid with fluted rim, central raised gorgoneion within scrolled tendrils. Cf. Appels, A. & Laycock, S., Roman Buckles and ...

12th-11th century B.C. With heavily ridged and tapering blade, short collared shaft and a square-section tapering tang bent at the tip. Cf. Khoras...

Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C. A substantial leaf-shaped blade with raised midrib extending to a short tang, ribbed fullers with curved ends e...

Circa 1st millennium B.C. With curved 'horns' projecting on either side at the top of waisted grip, blade with flat mid-rib. Cf. Christie's, The A...

13th-6th century B.C. With broad leaf-shaped blade and tapering tubular socket. Cf. Overlaet, B., ‘Luristan metalwork in the Iron Age’ in Stöllner...

2nd-1st millennium B.C. Shaped as a two-edged bronze blade, leaf-shape with short rectangular tang with fastening hole, corrugated midrib extendin...

Circa 13th-6th century B.C. With leaf-shaped blade and rounded tip, pronounced medial rib and shoulder flanges, short flat-section tang. See Negah...

14th-10th century B.C. Of triangular shape with projecting midribs with vertical grooves alongside, long folded socketted shaft with eighteen hori...

1st-2nd century A.D. Composed of a discoid body with sunken discus bearing a scene of two gladiators in combat in relief, tabula ansata below, rin...

2nd-3rd century A.D. Comprising a pair of curved iron bars linked at the centre, loop at each outer end attached to a substantial flat-section rin...

1st-4th century A.D. Comprising a pair of twisted iron bars linked at the centre, loop at each outer end with free-running flat-section ring. Cf. ...

13th century A.D. Shield-shaped, azure with a lion rampant argent, the arms of Roger de Montalt. 13.6 grams, 45 mm (1 3/4 in.). Found near Linc...

Circa 9th-11th century A.D. With a broad curved blade, narrow neck and hammer extension to the rear; round socket. See Nicolle, D., Arms and Armou...

15th-16th century A.D. With pyramidal point, square-section shaft, tubular socket and heater shield displaying a lion passant maker's mark. 46.2 ...