County Collection (page 17)

Medusa-head mosaic from Fishbourne Roman palace. It has been laid over an earlier black and white mosiac

Gold solidus of Honorius, 4th century
Gold solidus of the Roman emperor Honorius (384-423), which was excavated in Richborough in Kent. This was minted in Milan

Iron age fortified farmstead
Iron age Pictish Broch fortified farmstead, from Dun Telve, Glenelg, Invernessshire, Scotland

Cast silver disc-brooch, possibly from York, which imitates a coin of the Emperor Valentinian. Currently at the York Museum

Cast lead-alloy disc brooch from New Market Street, York. The decoration is related to a brooch from the Beeston Tor Hoard

Viking pewter disc-brooch, 10th century
Viking cast pewter disc-brooch from York. It is decorated in the Jellinge style with a backwards-facing quadruped whose tongue extends and interlaces with its body and rear leg

Easby Abbey, Yorkshire, founded 1152
Easby Abbey, Yorkshire, in July. The abbey was founded in 1152 by Roald, Constable of Richmond Castle, and dissolved by Henry VIII

Viking period bone and ivory comb and case
Viking period bone and deer antler comb and case from the Viking settlement at York, currently in the Yorkshire Museum, York

Carved Jellinge style Viking grave-slab from York
Carved magnesian limestone Viking grave-slab from York made in the Jellinge style

Bone Viking Trewiddle-style trial-piece
A bone Viking trial-piece found at the Viking settlement at York. It has Trewiddle style decoration, and is currently in the Yorkshire Museum, York

Roman Multangular temple, 3rd century
Roman Multangular temple in York, 3rd century

Viking leather boot, 10th century
Viking leather boot from the Viking town of York, 10th century

Roman childs leather shoe found in a well, 4th century
Roman childs leather shoe with an openwork pattern of chisel cut triangles. Found in a Roman well at Skeldergate, York, 4th century

Roman leather sandal, which the Romans introduced to Britain
Roman leather sandal from York. Sandals were introduced to Britain by the Romans, mostly from legionnaires. Currently at York Archaeological Society Museum

Roman tombstone of a Smith, pictured with his tools
Roman tombstone of a Smith with hammer, tongs and anvil, from Dringhouses, York. In the collection of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society Museum, York

Roman bronze statuette of Vulcan found at Rainesse Farm, Catterick, Yorkshire. In the collection of the York Archaeological Museum

Roman Altar from York dedicated to mother goddesses
Roman Altar from Micklegate, York. The text reads To the African, Italian and Gallic mother goddesses, Marcus Minucius Andens, soldier of the 6th legion Victrix and Pilot of the 6th legion

Roman marble statue of Bacchus from Glouchestershire

British Neolithic beaker from Lambourne, Berkshire, England. From the British Museums collection

Iron Age British Female Chariot Burial
A British Iron Age chariot burial at Arras Barrow cemetery in the Yorkshire Wolds. The skeleton of a woman of high rank c. 35-40 years old, with an iron mirror and harness trappings of bronze

Pictish silver pennanular brooch, 8th century
A silver, gilt, and glass pennanular Pictish brooch. Discovered in Aldclune, Blair Atoll, Perthshire, 8th century

King Alfred burning the cakes, 878 (1864). Legend has it that Alfred (849-899), offered shelter from the Danes by a woman at Athelney in the Somerset marshes

King Alfred burning the cakes, 878 (c1900). Legend has it that Alfred (849-899), offered shelter from the Danes by a woman at Athelney in the Somerset marshes

Pictish incised stone with a bull motif, 6th century
Pictish incised stone with a bull motif, from Burghead, Moray, Scotland. One of a number of fine incised bull deisgns from the area. From the British Museums collection, 6th century

Pigeons used by Charles Darwin at Down House, near Beckenham, Kent, England, 1887
Pigeons used by Charles Darwin during his work on theory of descent, at Down House, near Beckenham, Kent, England, 1887 Wood engraving

The house at Farnham, Kent, in which William Cobbett was born, 1763 (1834)
The house at Farnham, Kent, in which Cobbett was born. William Cobbett (1763-1835), English writer, champion of the poor and radical politician. Print published London 1834

Roman Pottery, 2nd century
Roman Pottery, found at Fishbourne Roman Palace, 2nd century

Walls of the Roman port of Richborough, 1st century
Walls of the Roman port of Richborough in Kent, 1st century

Interior of a Roman and medieval multangular tower in York, 3rd century
Interior of a multangular tower in York. The Roman part is lower, and has typical Roman brick courses in the stonework. The upper level is medieval, 3rd century

Romano-British pot in the form of a head, a style fashionable in the early 3rd century AD from Fishergate, York. Currently at the York Archaeological Society Museum

Romano-British pottery head from Micklegate, York. The hair is set in two rows of curls and remains of a head-dress above. Similar heads in metal have been found in Britain in religious contexts

Viking Jellinge-style Disc-Brooch
Viking Disc-Brooch from York, in the Jellinge Style

Anglo-Saxon square-headed brooch from a grave, 5th century
Anglo-Saxon square-headed brooch from an inhumation grave at Hornsea, east Yorkshire. Currently at the Yorkshire Archaeological Society Museum, York, 5th century

Anglo-Saxon glass necklace, 5th century
Anglo-Saxon necklace of mixed polychrome glass, plain glass and amber beads, from an inhumation grave at Hornsea, east Yorkshire

Sculpture of Moses from the Chapter House of St Marys Abbey, York. He carries the Law tablets and a staff around which twists the brazen serpent. His horns follow St. Jeromes mistranslation of Exodus

Silver pennies of William I (1028-1087), part of a hoard of 600 silver pennies deposited in Jubbergate, York. They would have purchased 2000 sheep at the time

An Anglo-Scandinavian Cross showing a warrior, c. 10th century
An Anglo-Scandinavian cross from Middleton Church, Yorkshire. It shows a Scandinavian warrior, laid out with weapons in a pagan viking burial, on the face of a Christian cross, c.10th century

Fragment of an Anglo-Scandinavian cross-shaft showing a warrior, c. 10th century
Fragment of an Anglo-Scandinavian cross-shaft from Middleton Church, Yorkshire. It shows a Scandinavian warrior, laid out with weapons in a pagan viking burial, on the face of a Christian cross

Trio of Roman pots from Fishbourne Palace, Sussex, England

The Roman Baths at Bath, established shortly after the occupation
The Roman Baths at Bath, Somerset - a view of the main pool

Avelines hole, a paleolithic cave dwelling, 12000 BC
Avelines hole, a paleolithic cave dwelling in the Mendip hills, Somerset, England. A view of the entrance from outside, 12000 BC

Coins from the Cuerdale Hoard, mostly English with some from the continent, including Hedeby and Kueic coins. Found near Rebbes, Lancashire in 1840

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