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Byzantine coin of Manuel I, 1143-1180. Obverse: large cross resting on two steps; at centre of cross, there is an ‘X’; to left, inscription says ‘IC’; to right, ‘[XC]’. Reverse: bust of Manuel I, facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a labarum, which is a military standard; to right, he holds a globus cruciger. The inscription on the obverse in translation says 'Jesus Christ'.
Byzantine coin of Manuel I, 1143-1180. Obverse: large cross resting on two steps; at centre of cross, there is an ‘X’; to left, inscription says ‘IC’; to right, ‘XC’. Reverse: bust of Manuel I, facing front; to left, he holds a labarum, which is a military standard. The inscription on the obverse in translation says 'Jesus Christ'.
Pair of plain, round, tin metal earrings with metal hoops attached at tops and covered with material. Part a has leather covering the hoop, and part b has brown-yellow rubber covering the hoop. The small groove in each earring is filled with dirt in some areas.
Metal double-barbed point (part a) with rough metal shaft (part b), fitted and sinew-wrapped in socket of shaped wooden section. This is inserted into a reed section, sinew-wrapped and glued with pitch. Intermittent wrappings of sinew continue down length of shaft. The end of the reed is notched.
Metal double-barbed point (part a) with a bark-covered fore-shaft, fitted into a sinew-wrapped reed (part b). The arrow is a series of reed and wood fitted together and glued with black pitch. The reed sections have further pitch-blackened sinew wrapping at the centre, end, and near the bark fore-shaft.
Woman's dress ornament. A single piece of dark purple cord is heavily knotted into three descending ‘t’ shaped patterns. Below, the cord is tied in such a way as to allow it to fall into eighteen long loops that are wrapped at top and bottom with gold metallic wire. The ends of the cord hang between these loops. A round, textured metal broach is attached above the ornament’s midpoint. At its centre sits a jade rose holding two small metal leaves. At the back of the brooch is a stick pin.
Long, thin metal tool with a hole in one end and a darkened metal tip at the other. The smaller end of the tool has a small circular knob topped with a larger ball with a hole through it. The shaft is thin and widens slightly at the darkened end.
Metal gong with a flat top and belled sides, made of one solid piece. The gold-coloured metal is polished and shiny on the outside, while the inner surface is darker and rough.
A brass gong with a long wooden handle. The gong is bowl-shaped and attached to a wooden stick with a small metal peg. Where the gong and handle meet are two thin discs stacked one on top of the other in a scalloped pattern. They have been hammered flat. Bottom portion of the handle is carved with rings and undulating lines. Top is polished smooth. A long strand of thread is tied to the handle near the base.
Byzantine coin, possibly of Alexius I, 1081-1118. Obverse: large cross; there are either floral designs or letters in the four quadrants of the cross, but they have lost too much surface detail to be legible. Reverse: bust of an emperor, most likely Alexius I, facing front; he wears jewels around his neck, possibly as part of a loros, which is an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a sceptre or military standard. Coin may have been overstruck.