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A steelyard weight with a high ranking official wearing a chlamys. Many other steelyard weights depicting people are emperors or empresses, suggesting the imperial authority and approval of the specific weight.

This was probably an ornamental bell that was a part of a harness or saddle blanket that was buried with the horse. It is small and smooth without much decoration itself. The grave in which it was found had four total bells that are similar to each…

This disk brooch with a hinged pin is intact. The brooch has several areas of decoration. At the center there is a protruding conical shape (hollow on the underside), resembling a late Roman shield boss, ending with a spherical knob at the point.…

The Deesis portrays Christ in what appears to be a throne, surrounded by Saints and Mother Mary. The piece is tempera on panel, and is Russian in origin, dating back to the mid 15th century AD. It is very symmetrical in terms of the layout of the…

This is a square byzantine weight made of bronze. It is from either the 12th or 13th century, and was likely used in trade. In a time without modern scales, balances and weights were used to determine how heavy an object was. In trade, standardized…

A brass bowl from 15th century Germany with an image of St. George and the Dragon embossed on the bottom

A mortar and pestle set from 14th century Italy, made of a metal, most likely iron. Artist unknown. The set is notable for having both of its original pieces (a rarity for medieval mortars), but otherwise quite typical of mid- to late medieval…

A mortar and pestle set from 14th century Italy, made of a metal, most likely iron. Artist unknown. The set is notable for having both of its original pieces (a rarity for medieval mortars), but otherwise quite typical of mid- to late medieval…

This is an alabaster panel carved to depict the Annunciation. It was produced in England, likely in Nottingham or York during the 15th century. It was used to decorate an altar.