Wall hanging

Toy line weight of sandstone, from the Brough of Birsay, Orkney, 875 - 1000 AD

Bone line runner from Jarlshof, 800 - 1100 AD

Steatite line sinker with central transverse perforation and plug hole in base, from Jarlshof

Steatite line sinker with bone peg for line in socket, from Jarlshof

Steatite line weight from Jarlshof

Steatite parallel sided line sinker with perforations near the top and obliquely through the side near the base, from Jarlshof

Steatite line sinker without basal plug hole, from Jarlshof

Small cigar-shaped line sinker of steatite, perforated near each end, from Jarlshof

Fishing-hook with shank of haliotis shell and barb of iron, with line attached: New Zealand, Māori

Coptic resist-dyed linen textile depicting Biblical imagery including Daniel in the lion's den, angels, a throne, possibly the parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, some figures identified in Greek: Ancient Egypt, Coptic, from Akhmim, Upper Egypt

Fragment of linen stuff of plain or cloth weave brocaded or inlaid with a simple geometric pattern in coloured wools: Coptic, from Egypt, 5th to 6th century AD

Linen, small piece inset with circular panelsof coloured embroidery showing animal, one of two: Ancient Egypt, Coptic, from Akhmim, Egypt

Linen, small piece inset with circular panel of coloured embroidery showing animal, one of two: Ancient Egypt, Coptic, from Akhmim, Egypt

Fragment of linen with fringes in rows: Coptic, from Egypt

Sealskin lines or cords: Inuit, from Fort Anderson, Northwest Territories