TRINKETS & WARES

Torcs were worn around the neck, the upper arm or the wrist during Roman times. This torc is the equivalent of our modern bangle. The image on the front of this card is of Ceres (Summer), part of thr Four Seasons mosaic from the 1st century pavement...

A cartouche was an oblong enclosure with a horizontal line at one end, indicating that the text enclosed within it was a royal name. Tutankhamun was the twelfth Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty and ruled between 1333 BC - 1324 BC. His original name,...

A turtle is a reptile with a shell that lives mainly in water. Most species of turtles can pull their head, legs and tail into their shell, which serves as protection. Turtles are cold-blooded and spend almost all their entire lives either in fresh...

A turtle is a reptile with a shell that lives mainly in water. Most species of turtles can pull their head, legs and tail into their shell, which serves as protection. Turtles are cold-blooded and spend almost all their entire lives either in fresh...

In 1485 a new family of rulers seized the throne of England called the Tudors. From 1154 - 1399 a family called the Plantagenets had ruled England. The crown was then taken by the Lancaster family but, in 1455, a rival family, the Yorks, threatened the...

In 1485 Henry Tudor defeated the Yorkist King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and became King Henry VII of England. Henry VII adopted the Tudor rose badge conjoining the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster. The Tudor dynasty lasted 118...

In 1485 a new family of rulers seized the throne of England called the Tudors. From 1154 - 1399 a family called the Plantagenets had ruled England. The crown was then taken by the Lancaster family but, in 1455, a rival family, the Yorks, threatened the...

When animals and plants die they decompose, or rot, but their hard parts, such as teeth and bones of an animal or the wood of plants, last longer. For these to be fossilized they must be buried before they can completely disappear. After they are buried...

Triceratops was a herbivore that probably ate cycads, palms and other low-lying plants. It walked on four legs and had three horns on its face along with a bony plate projecting from the back of its skull. Triceratops hatched from eggs and grew to about...

The Tiger is an animal that resembles the lion more than any other member of the cat family. The tiger lacks the mane of the lion, and has a striped coat. This coat provides camouflage among the shadows of the forest and dense undergrowth where they live...

Vikings believed in many different gods. This hammer is a symbol of the great god Thor. Thor was the god of thunder and lightning and was also ruler of the sky in Norse mythology. He was the eldest and most powerful son of Odin, the king of gods and...

When animals and plants die they decompose, or rot, but their hard parts, such as teeth and bones of an animal or the wood of plants, last longer. For these to be fossilized they must be buried before they can completely disappear. After they are buried...