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Cut and voided velvet with pomegranate motif indicative of the style and level of production of silk and velvet in Italy at the time

In early Anglo-Saxon England, buckles used to fasten waist belts were a means of expressing a man’s wealth and status. The type of metal used and the fineness of decoration were key factors. This spectacular gold buckle from the Sutton Hoo ship…

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This is a Viking key made of steel. It would have been used with a padlock. The design is originally Roman, and the key was made before the wealth and conquest of the Viking Age.

This is a characteristic Roman-style oil lamp of the "North African" style because they were found a lot in North Africa--there is some doubt, however, that they originated from North Africa, under the hypothesis that Alexandria could have been one…

This manuscript, dating to around 1350, is one of hundreds of manuscripts of Le roman de la rose, a seminal text in the history of medieval literature, and one of the most influential of the period. It was widely read, translated, and commented on…

11th century Lusterware bowl sherd with two painted peacocks from the Fatimid Era. Most like from Africa, this sherd is light blue with painted peacocks and other ambiguous patterns in brown/red paint. Given its detail, the sherd probably was not…