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Highlights of the British Collections: Objects

Prehistoric Objects

Palaeolithic Handaxes

Carved Stone Balls from Scotland

Radley Earrings

Ballyshannon 'Sun Disc'

Oxford Bronze Age Hoards

Cauldron from Shipton-on-Cherwell

River Cherwell Sword

Isle of Harty Hoard

** New Highlight **

Wittenham Shield

Wittenham Sword

Penbryn Spoons

Henley Iron Age Coin Hoard

Roman Objects

Appleford Pewter Hoard

Pewter from Bossens, Cornwall

Military Belt from Dorchester-on-Thames

Buckle from Dorchester-on-Thames

Bronze Head of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius

Wint Hill Glass Bowl

Chester Altar

Roman Pots in the Founding Collection

Figures of Venus from Woodeaton

Coin of the Emperor Vespasian

Chalgrove Coin Hoard

Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Objects

Alfred Jewel

Reliquary Casket of St. Thomas Becket

Figure from Caerleon, Monmouthshire

Medieval Chimney Pot

Crondall Hoard

Crosier Head

Cuddesdon Bowl

Cuerdale Hoard

Medieval Tiles from Godstow Abbey, Oxfordshire

Holderness Cross

Pre-Conquest Floor Tile from Christ Church, Oxford

Medieval Puzzle Jug

Thame Hoard

Sword from Abingdon

Gold, garnet and pearl finger ring

Post Medieval Objects

Astall Coin Hoard

Cromwell Death Mask

Guy Fawkes' Lantern

The Dinton Hermit's Shoes

The Oxford Martyrs' Material

The Oxford Crown

Thomas Toft Dish

Truncheons and Constables' Staffs

Wine Bottles and Seals

 
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