Dark purple silk jacket. Garment is long in the body, with long, wide sleeves, and closes on the right side and horizontally across the front of the shoulder, creating a small neck. Fabric is a dark purple silk with heavy applique on the shoulders, chest and torso where birds and peony flowers are embroidered in white, purple green and black on a blue background. Outlining this are strips of gold, and a ribbon of smaller flowers in bright pink and butterflies in green, interspersed with light green fretwork. Sleeves are similarly outlined along the cuffs, as is the back of the neck. Sides at bottom are edged in blue silk with green fretwork. Buttons along the open edge are brass.

Red silk jacket. Garment is short in the body with wide sleeves and a small upright neck, closing on the right side and horizontally across the front of the shoulder. Fabric is red silk, heavily embroidered front and back with peony flowers, foliage, butterflies and birds, as well as linear decorations in blue, light green, white and pink at back of neck and around the arms. The jacket’s interior is lined with light green fabric, and padded. Sides at bottom and cuffs are edged in blue silk with black and green, and gold ribbons. Buttons are brass with a glass centre.

Small metal ornament. Bell shaped ornament is made of a thin piece of hammered copper, oxidized to a dark orange colour, bent in half and shaped identically on both sides. At bottom, object has a somewhat bulbous shape, convex on both front and back, with a narrow neck that flares toward a flat top which is the point at which the two sides are attached. A small hole sits at top centre.

Small metal ornament. Bottle shaped ornament is made of a thin piece of hammered silver, oxidized to a dark grey colour, bent in half and shaped identically on both sides. Body of object is round and somewhat bulbous, convex on both front and back, with a long, narrow neck the top of which is the join between the two sides.

Bronze tumi (knife) with heavy green corrosion. Handle is long, slightly wider at distal end and narrowing toward proximal. Head of knife is a half circle, with rounded blade facing away from the handle. No visible decoration.

Wire and fur “ice worm” toy. A long piece of animal skin with the fur on it has been sewn around a long length of wire, which emerges from both ends. The fur is thick with long hair, in shades of brown with off-white. An oblong head has been created out of hide and protrudes from one end of the tail, with leather antennae, eyes, nose and beard, and a red felt tongue.

Coin of Leo I, 457-474. Obverse: bust of Leo I ? Reverse: Leo, standing and facing front; he wears a cloak; to left, cross; to right, he holds a long spear.

Coin of Leo I, 457-474. Obverse: bust of Leo I, facing right. Reverse: Verina, the Empress, standing and facing left; she wears a long cloak; to right, ‘E’.

Coin of Leo I, 457-474. Obverse: bust of Leo I, facing right. Reverse: monogram of Leo I, which includes a circle and an ‘S’; all within a wreath.

Byzantine coin of Justinian I, 527-565. Obverse: bust of Justinian I, facing right; to left, inscription says ‘DNIVSTI’; to right, it is illegible. Reverse: large ‘H’; to left, small ‘A’; to right, small ‘P’; above, three letters (too damaged to decipher).