New Archaeology Objects
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| Warwickshire Museum has recently acquired these objects for the county's collections. Some were donated by the finders and owners, others were acquired with the help of grants and visitor donations. |
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An Anglo-Saxon gold and niello 'bobble' found at Bidford on Avon. No one is sure exactly what this small gold object was part of. It must have been attached to something as it has a sheet gold socket which once held a tiny pin. One possibility is that it decorated a rich cape or cloak and may have fallen off whilst the wearer was travelling the roads of Warwickshire.
This object was acquired with the help of grants from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the National Art Collections Fund. |
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This may not look like the small change in your pocket, but it is a coin. It was made over 2000 years ago and was used by the Iron Age people who lived in Warwickshire before the Romans came to Britain in AD 43.
The image of the horse is frequently used on Iron Age coins. The flower on the other side is more rare. |
| Amazing finds don't have to be in gold. This black glass bead decorated with white wavy lines was found in a garden at Lillington. The bead was thought to be Victorian, but it was identified at Warwickshire Museum as dating from Anglo-Saxon times.
Beads like this were probably made in Germany in the 5th-6th century AD. This one found its way to Warwickshire as part of someone's personal jewellery. |
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Finds from the Bronze Age (2200 - 700BC) are quite unusual, especially when, like this object, they are only 1.5cm in size. This penannular ring has a bronze core which is covered by gold sheet. We don't know what it was used for, but two have now been found in the Bidford on Avon area. |
New Prehistoric Archaeology Objects.
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