These terms are from the British Museum /MDA thesaurus of archaeological object terms.
Term | Scope note | Term type | SENESCHAL URI | British Museum URI |
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BANDAGE | A strip of cloth used for binding a wound. | Preferred term | 95258 | - |
Bangle | Narrow term | - | - | |
BANK NOTE | Official currency printed or written onto paper which can be directly exchanged for goods, services or coins. | Preferred term | 95419 | - |
BANNER | A flag bearing a device, often carried on two poles or hanging from a cross piece. Usually used in processions. | Preferred term | 96419 | - |
BAR IRON | A piece of iron cut from blooms and lengths of bar, probably for transportation, which were then reworked. | Preferred term | 97533 | - |
Bar Mount | Narrow term | - | - | |
Bar Share | Narrow term | - | - | |
BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD | A triangular arrowhead retouched to form a central tang and lateral barbs. The sides may be straight or concave. | Preferred term | 95162 | - |
BARBED POINT | A bone or antler point with rows of barbs, usually on one side only. | Preferred term | 97328 | - |
BAROMETER | An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure by its effects on mercury in a glass tube. It can also be used to measure altitude and depth and is especially used for predicting the weather. | Preferred term | 95312 | - |
BARREL | A cylindrical container, usually bulging outward in the middle and usually held together by metal hoops. | Preferred term | 96397 | - |
BARREL PADLOCK | A form of padlock with a cylindrical case and bolts and springs attached to spines. | Preferred term | 96235 | - |
BARREL PADLOCK KEY | A key, usually with a long stem, its terminal is generally hooked or looped, and bit set at angle to stem with radiating or looped wards. | Preferred term | 96236 | - |
BASELARD | A type of dagger, usually used by civilians in the medieval period, with a H shaped hilt. | Preferred term | 95163 | - |
BASIN | A round container, open and wide at the top with sides sloping inwards toward the bottom. | Preferred term | 96398 | - |
BASINET | A type of helmet with a hinged visor. | Preferred term | 97329 | - |
BASKET | A container made of interwoven strips of pliable materials, such as cane or reed, often carried by a handle. | Preferred term | 96363 | - |
BAT | A gaming implement usually used in conjunction with a ball. | Preferred term | 97330 | - |
BATH | A large container used for washing the body. | Preferred term | 96523 | - |
BATON | A staff of office or authority. | Preferred term | 95473 | - |
BATON DE COMMANDEMENT | A rod, often of antler, with a hole through it and decorated. | Preferred term | 97524 | - |
BATTLEAXE | An axe designed for fighting could be single or double headed and used with one or two hands. Where use is thought to be ceremonial multiple index with ceremonial object. | Preferred term | 95165 | - |
BAYONET | A short stabbing weapon, designed to be fixed to the muzzle of a musket or rifle, even in some cases to pistols. Some were designed to be used both fixed to long guns and independent of them. | Preferred term | 95166 | - |
BEAD | A small, pierced, often spherical or cylindrical, piece of glass, wood,etc, which may be strung together with others to form a necklace. | Preferred term | 96488 | - |
BEAKER | A straight sided drinking vessel, usually with a wide mouth and without handles. | Preferred term | 96754 | - |
BEAM | A load carrying horizontal structural member. | Preferred term | 96006 | - |
BEATER (MUSIC) | A wooden or metal object used to provide a rhythm by striking another object. | Preferred term | 95526 | - |
BEATER (TOOL) | A general tool used to beat objects with. | Preferred term | 97441 | - |
BED | To be used for the frame elements only, not for the bedding. | Preferred term | 96524 | - |
BED PAN | A container used as a lavatory by bedridden people. | Preferred term | 96822 | - |
121 - 150 of 2,128 records.