IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. FROM CARD: "THERE IS A SIMILAR, BUT ...

Swords and scabbards were the subject of a letter received by Robert James, Secretary to the East India Company, from Thomas Hatcher at the Tower of London on 24 November 1764. Letter 279 from Thomas ...

The scabbard stud, or boss - about 13mm (0.5in) in diameter and inlaid with red stones separated by strips of sheet gold - was found in September A tiny Sutton Hoo-era gold and garnet mount for an ...

The gold and garnet pyramid mount found in Norfolk, England Norfolk County Council under CC BY-SA 4.0 In April, amateur metal detectorist Jamie Harcourt unearthed a gold and garnet sword pyramid—a ...

Israeli arch a eologists announced Wednesday the discovery of four extremely rare and well-preserved Roman swords in a small hidden cave in an area of isolated cliffs overlooking the Dead Sea. Experts ...

These files consist of 3D scans of historical objects in the collections of the Smithsonian and may be downloaded by you only for non-commercial, educational, and ...

Builders working on 175 new homes on the outskirts of Walberton, near Chichester stumbled across the remains and archaeologists were drafted in to study the grave. Experts found an iron sword in a ...

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