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  • Brooch

    Brooch

    Date: 1900–1957
    Accession Number: 57.123

  • Collar

    Collar

    Date: 1904
    Accession Number: 54.94.1

  • Belt fragment

    Belt fragment

    Date: 17th century
    Accession Number: 1976.3.4

  • Stirrup

    Stirrup

    Date: 18th century
    Accession Number: 42.50.428

  • Stirrups (pair)

    Stirrups (pair)

    Date: 18th century
    Accession Number: 38.123.1, .2

  • Nose ornament

    Nose ornament

    Date: 13th–16th century
    Accession Number: 91.37.51

  • Nose ornament

    Nose ornament

    Date: 13th–16th century
    Accession Number: 91.37.52

  • Linked rings

    Linked rings

    Date: 13th–16th century
    Accession Number: 91.37.53

  • Linked rings

    Linked rings

    Date: 13th–16th century
    Accession Number: 91.37.54

  • Pendant

    Pendant

    Date: 16th–18th century
    Accession Number: 81.9.2

  • Nose ornament

    Nose ornament

    Date: 13th–16th century
    Accession Number: 91.37.55

  • Female figure

    Female figure

    Date: 16th–18th century
    Accession Number: 81.9.3

  • Border Fragment

    Border Fragment

    Date: 10th–15th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.1

  • Tunic

    Tunic

    Date: 12th–15th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.2

  • Border Fragment

    Border Fragment

    Date: 10th–15th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.13

  • Bag

    Bag

    Date: 15th–16th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.3

  • Band Fragment

    Band Fragment

    Date: 10th–15th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.14

  • Textile Fragment, Figure

    Textile Fragment, Figure

    Date: 9th–13th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.4

  • Panel

    Panel

    Date: 10th–15th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.15

  • Textile Fragment, Figures

    Textile Fragment, Figures

    Date: 10th–15th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.5, 7, 8

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  • Brooch
    Brooch

    Date: 1900–1957
    Accession Number: 57.123

  • Collar
    Collar

    Date: 1904
    Accession Number: 54.94.1

  • Belt fragment
    Belt fragment

    Date: 17th century
    Accession Number: 1976.3.4

  • Stirrup
    Stirrup

    Date: 18th century
    Accession Number: 42.50.428

  • Stirrups (pair)
    Stirrups (pair)

    Date: 18th century
    Accession Number: 38.123.1, .2

  • Nose ornament
    Nose ornament

    Date: 13th–16th century
    Accession Number: 91.37.51

  • Nose ornament
    Nose ornament

    Date: 13th–16th century
    Accession Number: 91.37.52

  • Linked rings
    Linked rings

    Date: 13th–16th century
    Accession Number: 91.37.53

  • Linked rings
    Linked rings

    Date: 13th–16th century
    Accession Number: 91.37.54

  • Pendant
    Pendant

    Date: 16th–18th century
    Accession Number: 81.9.2

  • Nose ornament
    Nose ornament

    Date: 13th–16th century
    Accession Number: 91.37.55

  • Female figure
    Female figure

    Date: 16th–18th century
    Accession Number: 81.9.3

  • Border Fragment
    Border Fragment

    Date: 10th–15th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.1

  • Tunic
    Tunic

    Date: 12th–15th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.2

  • Border Fragment
    Border Fragment

    Date: 10th–15th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.13

  • Bag
    Bag

    Date: 15th–16th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.3

  • Band Fragment
    Band Fragment

    Date: 10th–15th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.14

  • Textile Fragment, Figure
    Textile Fragment, Figure

    Date: 9th–13th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.4

  • Panel
    Panel

    Date: 10th–15th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.15

  • Textile Fragment, Figures
    Textile Fragment, Figures

    Date: 10th–15th century
    Accession Number: 82.1.5, 7, 8

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