ABACUS AIRCRAFT BT : MEASUREMENT BT : VEHICLE SN : A calculating table or frame, specifically one in which SN : A machine that can be flown in the air, now specifically balls slide upon wires. Used for the mechanical solution of an aeroplane or helicopter. arithmetical problems. AIRCRAFT COMPONENT ADZE BT : VEHICLE COMPONENT BT : CUTTING EQUIPMENT NT : AIRCRAFT ENGINE SN : A cutting tool where the plane of the blade is at right SN : Any part of an aircraft. Use more specific term where angles to the shaft. known. ADZE HAMMER AIRCRAFT ENGINE BT : STRIKING EQUIPMENT BT : AIRCRAFT COMPONENT BT : CUTTING EQUIPMENT BT : ENGINE SN : A shaft hole adze with additional hammer knob, normally SN : The engine housed within the fuselage of an aircraft that polished stone. powers its flight. AEOLIAN DEPOSIT Alam BT : DEPOSIT USE : RELIGIOUS STANDARD NT : COVERSAND NT : LOESS ALBARELLO SN : A wind-blown deposit. BT : CONCAVE SIDED JAR SN : A concave sided jar made in tin-glazed earthenware. AERIAL MINE (Source: MPRG) BT : MINE SN : A mine designed specifically to be dropped from an ALDIS LAMP aircraft, often into the sea. BT : VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS SN : A handheld lamp used to send morse code messages AESICA BROOCH ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore.The lamp and its reflector can be UF : Hook Norton Brooch covered/uncovered by a trigger operated shutter. BT : BOW BROOCH SN : A mid-1st century AD brooch influenced by the Thistle ALEMBIC type, commonly with projections on the upper bow and BT : SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL CONTAINER widening to a triangular plate, often described as a fantail, SN : A type of retort used for distillation. below. ALIDADE AESTEL BT : MEASUREMENT BT : PERSONAL ACCESSORY SN : A scale or index of a sextant, astrolabe or similar SN : An object to point at words whilst reading, eg the Alfred instrument. jewel. ALLUVIUM AGRICULTURAL DEPOSIT UF : Waterlain Silt UF : Cultivation Soil BT : DEPOSIT UF : Plough Soil SN : Deposits laid down as the result of river action. UF : Garden Soil BT : DEPOSIT ALTAR SN : Use for deposits formed as a result of the modification of UF : Altar Base soils by humans for agricultural purposes. BT : RELIGIOUS STRUCTURAL OBJECT SN : A structure consecrated for devotional purposes. AGRICULTURE AND SUBSISTENCE NT : BEE SKEP Altar Base NT : BEEHIVE USE : ALTAR NT : CROOK NT : CULTIVATION OBJECT ALTAR CROSS NT : FISHING OBJECT NT : GRINDING EQUIPMENT BT : CROSS NT : HARVESTING AND MOWING OBJECT SN : A cross designed to be placed upon an altar. NT : HUNTING OBJECT NT : HURDLE ALTARPIECE NT : MILKING VESSEL BT : RELIGIOUS STRUCTURAL OBJECT NT : MILL PADDLE SN : A decorative piece connected to the altar. NT : PITCHFORK NT : THRESHING AND WINNOWING OBJECT ALTAR VASE SN : Objects associated with cultivation, the rearing of BT : ALTAR VESSEL livestock, gathering, hunting, fishing, horticulture and the SN : A vase used on the altar. primary processing of foodstuffs. ALTAR VESSEL Amulet Seal BT : RELIGIOUS OR RITUAL CONTAINER USE : SEAL MATRIX BT : RELIGION OR RITUAL NT : ALTAR VASE ANCHOR SN : A container used upon the altar. UF : Anchor Stone BT : WATER CRAFT EQUIPMENT ALTIMETER SN : A heavy weight used to moor a ship. BT : MEASUREMENT SN : An instrument for measuring height above sea level. Anchor Stone USE : ANCHOR ALUDEL BT : TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT Angle Bracket SN : An object used in the sublimation process. It is pear USE : BRACKET shaped with both ends open. ANGLE TIE AMMUNITION BT : FASTENING BT : PROJECTILE SN : A bar fixed across a frame at an angle to stiffen it. NT : BULLET NT : CANISTER (SHOT) ANGON NT : CANNON BALL BT : JAVELIN NT : CARTRIDGE SN : A long spear with a double barb where one barb is NT : MORTAR BOMB longer than the other. NT : MUSKET BALL NT : SHELL CASE ANIMAL BELL NT : SHOT RT : WEAPON AND AMMUNITION CONTAINER BT : ANIMAL EQUIPMENT SN : Articles used in charging guns and ordnance. NT : COW BELL NT : HAWK BELL AMMUNITION POUCH SN : A bell worn by an animal, eg sheep, goats, cows and hawks, to inform the owner of the animal's position. BT : MILITARY EQUIPMENT BT : WEAPON AND AMMUNITION CONTAINER Animal Bone SN : A container used to hold ammunition. USE : ANIMAL REMAINS AMPHIBIAN REMAINS ANIMAL BROOCH BT : VERTEBRATE REMAINS SN : Use for the remains of any part of an amphibian. BT : PLATE BROOCH SN : An enamelled plate brooch, dating from the second AMPHORA and third centuries AD, depicting an animal often with religious significance, such as hares, birds, fish and horses, BT : FOOD AND LIQUID STORAGE CONTAINER sometimes with rider. SN : Storage vessel, usually a two handled narrow necked jar. ANIMAL CARE EQUIPMENT AMPULLA BT : ANIMAL EQUIPMENT NT : BUTTERIS UF : Pilgrim Bottle NT : CURRY COMB BT : RELIGIOUS PERSONAL ACCESSORY SN : Equipment used in the care and upkeep of animals, BT : RELIGIOUS OR RITUAL CONTAINER usually used directly on the animal. SN : A miniature lead phial worn around the neck as a religious pilgrim sign, generally medieval. ANIMAL COLLAR AMULET BT : ANIMAL EQUIPMENT SN : A band of material, often leather, or a chain or similar UF : Amulet Seal worn around the neck of an animal for identification and UF : Amulet Ring or restraint. Where this is part of harness use the specific UF : Talisman harness term. BT : JEWELLERY BT : RELIGIOUS PERSONAL ACCESSORY ANIMAL EQUIPMENT SN : A trinket worn as a protection against evil. NT : ANIMAL BELL AMULET CAPSULE NT : ANIMAL CARE EQUIPMENT NT : ANIMAL COLLAR BT : PERSONAL ACCESSORY NT : ANIMAL SHOE SN : A case or container for an amulet. NT : COCKSPUR NT : GOAD Amulet Ring NT : HARNESS USE : AMULET NT : HARNESS FITTING NT : HAWKING EQUIPMENT Amulet Ring NT : HOBBLE USE : FINGER RING NT : HORSE ARMOUR NT : HORSE TRAPPING Amulet Seal NT : JINGLE JANGLE USE : AMULET NT : LEASH NT : MUZZLE NT : SADDLE ANNULAR BROOCH NT : SHOEING NAIL BT : BROOCH NT : STIRRUP SN : A ring shaped brooch, commonly Anglo-Saxon and NT : STIRRUP STRAP MOUNT medieval. NT : STIRRUP TERMINAL SN : Objects associated with the care and use of animals. Ansate Brooch USE : CATERPILLAR BROOCH Animal Horn USE : ANIMAL REMAINS Antefix USE : ROOF FINIAL ANIMAL MICRO REMAINS BT : ANIMAL REMAINS Anthropomorphic Jug SN : Microscopic animal remains. Use more specific term if USE : FACE JUG known. Antler ANIMAL REMAINS USE : ANIMAL REMAINS UF : Antler UF : Antler Tine Antler Tine UF : Animal Horn UF : Animal Bone USE : ANIMAL REMAINS UF : Calf Hair UF : Cattle Nasal Bone ANVIL UF : Animal Skeleton BT : TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT UF : Animal Tooth SN : A block, usually of iron, upon which objects are shaped UF : Faunal Remains and hammered eg in smithing. UF : Animal Skull UF : Knuckle Bone (Remains) APOTHECARY JAR BT : ECOFACTS BT : MEDICAL CONTAINER NT : ANIMAL MICRO REMAINS SN : A jar used to store medicines, drugs or the constituent NT : BUTCHERED ANIMAL REMAINS parts of medicines and drugs. NT : INVERTEBRATE REMAINS NT : VERTEBRATE REMAINS APOTHECARY LADLE RT : FORAMINIFERA BT : MEDICINE AND PHARMACY SN : The remains of any part of any animal. Use specific term SN : A ladle used for the making of drugs and medicines. where possible. APOTHECARY WEIGHT ANIMAL SHOE BT : WEIGHT BT : ANIMAL EQUIPMENT SN : One of a set used in pharmacy to measure volume or NT : DONKEY SHOE weight for dispensing. NT : HIPPOSANDAL NT : HORSESHOE APPLE CORER NT : OX SHOE BT : CORER SN : A shoe fixed to an animal, either permanently or SN : A tool for removing the core from an apple. temporarily, to protect the hoof and provide improved grip. APRON Animal Skeleton BT : OUTERWEAR USE : ANIMAL REMAINS SN : A protective outer garment. Animal Skull APRON FITTING USE : ANIMAL REMAINS BT : ARMOUR <BY FORM> SN : A specialised fitting for Roman armour. For a part of a Animal Tooth garment use APRON. USE : ANIMAL REMAINS AQUAMANILE Ankle Guard BT : PERSONAL HYGIENE CONTAINER USE : LEG GUARD SN : Used for holding water and washing hands, usually in the shape of an animal. ANKLET BT : JEWELLERY ARACHNID REMAINS SN : An ornamental chain, worn around the ankle. BT : ARTHROPOD REMAINS NT : MITE REMAINS ANNELID REMAINS SN : Remains of arthropods characterized as having a body UF : Earthworm Remains divided into two segements and four pairs of legs, such as BT : INVERTEBRATE REMAINS spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites. SN : Remains of animals characterized as having bodies made up of annular segments, such as worms and leeches. ARCH Earthworm eggs and granule comonly occur. Bristle worms BT : ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT are found associated with marine molluscs. RT : KEYSTONE SN : The spanning of an opening without the use of a lintel. NT : CEILING PAINTING Archetype NT : MOSAIC USE : PROTOTYPE NT : WALL PAINTING SN : Objects forming fragments or parts of a building's fabric, ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT structures and associated services, eg drain pipes. Where an BT : ARCHITECTURE object is a fixture or fitting use the separate class. NT : ARCH NT : BALUSTER ARD NT : BEAM BT : CULTIVATION OBJECT NT : BOSS BT : TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT NT : CAPITAL SN : A light plough used to break up the earth. It does not NT : CHIMNEY have a mouldboard to turn the earth. NT : CHIMNEY POT NT : COLUMN ARM BAND NT : CORBEL BT : CLOTHING ACCESSORY NT : DOOR SN : A piece of material worn as a band around the arm. NT : DRAIN COVER NT : FINIAL (ARCHITECTURAL) ARMCHAIR NT : FLOOR BT : CHAIR NT : GARGOYLE SN : A single seat with back and arms and usually NT : GATE upholstered. NT : GRILLE NT : GUTTERING ARM GUARD NT : JAMB UF : Wrist Guard NT : KEYSTONE UF : Bracer NT : LINTEL UF : Arm Piece NT : LOUVRE UF : Vambrace NT : MOULDING BT : ARMOUR <BY FORM> NT : PANEL SN : A piece of armour designed to protect the arm or a part NT : PIER of the arm. NT : PILLAR NT : PIPE (ARCHITECTURAL) ARMLET NT : POST NT : SILL BEAM BT : JEWELLERY NT : STADDLE STONE SN : A band or bracelet worn around the arm. NT : STEP NT : TIE BAR ARMOUR NT : VAULT SPRINGER BT : ARMOUR AND WEAPONS NT : VOUSSOIR NT : ARMOUR <BY CONSTRUCTION> NT : WALL NT : ARMOUR <BY FORM> NT : WELL NT : ARMOUR <BY FUNCTION> NT : WINDOW NT : SHIELD SN : Parts of a building's fabric, structures and associated SN : Protective covering for the body.