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Historical Archive: Iron and Steel
not including invisible iron pins on brooch reverses

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coin dies from a 1st c. cremation burial, MAN
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scissors from Rhenen, Leiden
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Burgundian buckle, iron/silver/brass, c.650-700, Morgan 2012.2:56
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Oseberg cart, 8th-early 9th c., OsloVSM, which has its own pages
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Coppergate helmet, iron and copper alloy, 2nd half of 8th c., York Castle Museum CA 665
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Coppergate helmet, iron and copper alloy, 2nd half of 8th c., York Castle Museum CA 665
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Coppergate helmet, iron and copper alloy, 2nd half of 8th c., York Castle Museum CA 665
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rivets: Oseberg ship, oak with iron, c.820, OsloVSM, which has its own pages
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rolled up sword fr. Vold, iron/silver, 10th c., OHM C15888
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helmet fr. Gjermundbu Farm, iron, c.950-1000, OHM C27317. For game pieces from same grave see OHM.
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iron gate c.1100-50 (left), Canterbury cathedral, which has its own interior page.
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iron framework: chandelier 1156-84, Aachen cathedral. The cathedral and chandelier have their own pages.
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door fitting fr. Flæte stave church, Arnafjord, wrought iron/copper, 13th c.?: dragon heads, unicorns, pig, lion, horses, bird; Bergen MA 281a or b
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portal jambs, door fr. Ulvik stave church, Hardanger, pine w. iron (lock plate later), c.1200, Bergen MA 38 a-c. For other views see Bergen.
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wrought iron fittings c.1200-50 on 16th c. door, church near Fåborg, NMD D1301
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weather vane, wrought iron 14th c., arms of Rondinelli family, from parish Church of Santa Maria, Arezzo MS
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iron chandelier fr. Jondal in Hardanger, "Gothic" (14th c.?), Bergen. For detail see Bergen.
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ceremonial axe with elk fr. Olen'-Kolodez' mound 7, iron/silver, ulus of Jochi or Golden Horde c.1300, Hermitage GIVO-4/1996. For oblique view see Hermitage.
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gilt wrought iron choir screen, Karlstejn Castle, Chapel of the Holy Cross c.1360-65, which has its own page with other views and iron lamp
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vise, iron, 15th c. Germany, PMA 1931-30-38a
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vise, iron, 15th c. Germany, PMA 1931-30-38a
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vise, iron, 15th c. Germany, PMA 1931-30-38a
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vise, iron, 15th c. Germany, PMA 1931-30-38a
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tabernacle, oak with polychrome and iron, 15th c. Normandy, PMA 1945-25-198
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tabernacle, oak with polychrome and iron, 15th c. Normandy, PMA 1945-25-198
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tabernacle, oak with polychrome and iron, 15th c. Normandy, PMA 1945-25-198
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Altneuschul, Prague, bimah wrought iron grille after 1483. This work has its own pages.
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Caspar Finke grille by 1618 (lower right), Roskilde cathedral, which has its own page
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Sion Cathedral pulpit, wrought iron 1663. For additional views see Sion Cathedral.
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Model for casting bronze angel, iron/wicker/clay/straw, Gian Lorenzo Bernini 1673, Vat 6561, which has its own page
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Medusa, oak and iron, 1691, Lille Hospice Comtesse ML 35
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Harpy, steel, Qajar Iran 18th-19th c., BM 1928,1006.2. This work has its own page.
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Hajji 'Abbas, dove, steel with gold and garnet, Iran 18th-19th c., BM 1878,1230.753
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Hajji 'Abbas, dove, steel with gold and garnet, Iran 18th-19th c., BM 1878,1230.753
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Guillaume Doré, cast iron grille 1762, Sens cathedral chevet
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Sens cathedral grille 1762 with north ambulatory window
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Forth Bridge, John Fowler/Benjamin Baker 1882-90, steel/granite, which has its own page
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wrought iron fittings, rings possibly medieval: Gol stave church, Waldemar Hansteen restoration 1884-85, Oslo NMCH, which has its own page
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bellows from G. Woodman smithy, leather/iron 1898, Ewell. For other views see Ewell.