A, B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z [Introduction]
BT ANTELOPE SKIN
NP SABLE ANTELOPE HIDE
SAFFLOWER
The term refers to the flower.
RT SAGO PALM SPATHE
BT PALM LEAF
NP SAGO LEAF
RT SAGO PALM LEAF
BT PALM SPATHE
NP NITRE
RT MILLSTONE GRIT
RT QUARTZ
RT QUARTZITE
BT STONE
SAP
Also search under GUM and RESIN.
RT GUM
RT RESIN
BT VEGETAL
NT COLA SAP
NT IPOH TREE SAP
NT UPAS TREE SAP
BT ANIMAL
NT FISH SCALE
NT MAMMAL SCALE
NT REPTILE SCALE
BT SHELL
NP PECTEN SHELL
NP SCALLOP
RT GNEISS
RT MICA-SCHIST
RT PHYLLITE
RT SLATE
BT STONE
BT ECHINODERM TISSUE
NP ECHINUS TISSUE
BT PLANT SPECIMEN
NT KELP
NT NULLIPORE
SEDGE
It is assumed that this term refers
mainly to the leaf.
RT SEED POD
BT FRUIT
NT ACACIA SEED
NT AFZELIA SEED
NT ANNATTO SEED
NT ATHSI SEED
NT BANANA SEED
NT BAOBAB SEED
NT CARAWAY SEED
NT CARDAMOM SEED
NT CASTOR OIL SEED
NT CEREAL
NT CHILLI SEED
NT COFFEE BEAN
NT COTTON SEED
NT CRAB'S EYES
NT CUCUMBER SEED
NT DATE STONE
NT GOURD SEED
NT GRASS SEED
NT HAREA SEED
NT IRIS SEED
NT ITILI SEED
NT KIBUYU SEED
NT LOOFAH SEED
NT LOTUS SEED
NT MAIZE SEED
NT MANGO STONE
NT MELON SEED
NT MIMOSA SEED
NT MISTLE TREE SEED
NT NUTMEG
NT ORANGE SEED
NT PALM SEED
NT PEACH STONE
NT POPPY SEED
NT PULSE
NT PUMPKIN SEED
NT RUDRAKSHAN SEED
NT SANGENA SEED
NT THISTLE-DOWN
NT TOBACCO SEED
NT VINE SEED
NP GRAIN
RT SEED
BT FRUIT
NT BEAN POD
NT CHILLI POD
NT KIBUYU POD
NP POD
RT CLAY
RT PIPE-CLAY
BT MINERAL
NP MEERSCHAUM
SHAGREEN
In this thesaurus, the term only
refers to untanned leather prepared from the skin of the shark.
RT CLAYSTONE
RT MUDSTONE
RT PELITE
RT SLATE
BT ARGILLITE
NP GREENSHALE
BT HORN
NT BIG HORN SHEEP HORN
NT MOUNTAIN SHEEP HORN
BT MAMMAL SKIN
NT SHEEP LEATHER
NT SHEEPSKIN
NP LAMB SKIN
SHEEPSKIN
This refers to the sheep's skin
with the wool on.
SHELL
The term (which in this thesaurus
includes CUTTLEFISH BONE) should not be confused with EGGSHELL.
BT ANIMAL
NT AGEVA SHELL
NT ANCILLARIA SHELL
NT ARCA SHELL
NT BUNDOGA SHELL
NT CARDINA SHELL
NT CASSIS SHELL
NT CERITHIUM SHELL
NT CHANK SHELL
NT CLAM SHELL
NT COCKLE SHELL
NT COLUMBELLA SHELL
NT CONCH SHELL
NT CONE SHELL
NT COWRIE SHELL
NT CUTTLEFISH BONE
NT CYMBIUM SHELL
NT DENTALIUM SHELL
NT GAVA SHELL
NT HALIOTIS SHELL
NT KALOMA SHELL
NT LAMBIS SHELL
NT LIMPET SHELL
NT LUCINA SHELL
NT LUMBIUM SHELL
NT MATUALA SHELL
NT MELO SHELL
NT MITRA SHELL
NT MOTHER-OF-PEARL
NT MUREX SHELL
NT MUSSEL SHELL
NT NASSA SHELL
NT NATICA SHELL
NT NAUTILUS SHELL
NT NENTA SHELL
NT NERITA SHELL
NT OLIVA SHELL
NT OLIVELLA SHELL
NT OVULUM OVUM SHELL
NT OYSTER SHELL
NT PALUDINA SHELL
NT PEARL SHELL
NT PETUNCULUS SHELL
NT PINNA SHELL
NT PLANAXIS SHELL
NT PURPURA SHELL
NT SCALLOP SHELL
NT SEA URCHIN SPINE
NT SISTRUM SHELL
NT SNAIL SHELL
NT SPATHA SHELL
NT SPONDYLUS SHELL
NT TELLINA SHELL
NT TELLUA SHELL
NT TENEBRATULA SHELL
NT TEREBRA SHELL
NT THIOCHUS SHELL
NT TRITON SHELL
NT TROCHUS SHELL
NT TUMELI SHELL
NT TURBO SHELL
NT TURIRIU SHELL
NT UNIO SHELL
NT VENUS SHELL
NT VIVIPARA SHELL
NT WHELK SHELL
NT WINKLE SHELL
NP OPERCULUM
SHELLAC NP
Purified irregular thin plates of
the resinous incrustation LAC.
BT COPPER ALLOY
BT SILVER ALLOY
NP SHIBUCHI
SHOOT NP
A more specific term should be
entered if possible.
BT RODENT TISSUE
NP SHREW MOUSE TISSUE
BT MINERAL
NT CHERT
NT FLINT
NT OPAL
NT QUARTZ
NT SILEX
RT ELECTRUM
BT METAL
NP SILVER FOIL
NP SILVER LEAF
NP SILVER-LEAF
BT ALLOY
NT ELECTRUM
NT SHIBUICHI
SILVER LEAF NP
See also SILVERED in the
Techniques Thesaurus.
SILVER-LEAF NP
See also SILVERED in the
Techniques Thesaurus.
SINEW
Where the sinew occurs with other
types of tissue, use TISSUE or one of its Narrow Terms.
BT ANIMAL
NT COW SINEW
NT DEER SINEW
NT GIRAFFE SINEW
NT HORSE SINEW
NT KANGAROO SINEW
NT OSTRICH SINEW
NT OX SINEW
NT WHALE SINEW
NP TENDON
SKIN
The term should not be used for skin
with hair. See also FUR.
RT SUEDE
BT ANIMAL
NT BABICHE
NT BIRD SKIN
NT FISH SKIN
NT MAMMAL SKIN
NT REPTILE SKIN
NP HIDE
NP RAWHIDE
RT MUDSTONE
RT PELITE
RT PHYLLITE
RT SCHIST
RT SHALE
BT STONE
SLIPWARE NP
For the Department of Medieval &
Later Antiquities, use EARTHENWARE; for other schemes consult a curatorial
member of staff. Enter a term such as SLIP-PAINTED, SLIPPED, etc. in the
Techniques field.
BT REPTILE BONE
NT BLACK MAMBA BONE
BT REPTILE TISSUE
NT RATTLESNAKE TISSUE
RT CLAY
RT MUD
BT INORGANIC
BT ORGANIC
NP EARTH
RT CARBON
RT CHARCOAL
BT INORGANIC
BT ORGANIC
SPAR
An archaic term referring to a
well-formed, generally transparent/translucent crystal - feldspar, fluorspar,
dog-tooth spar (calcite). Use a more specific term if possible, or
alternatively, enter MINERAL.
RT CALCITE
RT FELDSPAR
RT FLUORSPAR
BT MINERAL
RT LEAF
BT VEGETAL
NT PALM SPATHE
BT SPERM WHALE TOOTH
BT WHALE IVORY
NT CACHALOT IVORY
BT WHALE TOOTH
NT CACHALOT TOOTH
NT SPERM WHALE IVORY
BT SHELL
NP SPONDYLUS
NP THORNY OYSTER SHELL
RT IRON
BT ALLOY
NT STAINLESS STEEL
RT REED
RT TUBER
BT VEGETAL
NT ARROWROOT STEM
NT BANANA STEM
NT BEAN STEM
NT BIRCH STEM
NT CACTUS STEM
NT CALAMUS STEM
NT CANE
NT CANNABIS STEM
NT CORN STEM
NT FERN STEM
NT GINGER STEM
NT GRASS STEM
NT MAIZE STEM
NT MILLET STEM
NT ORCHID STEM
NT OSIER STEM
NT PALM STEM
NT PAPYRUS
NT PAPYRUS STEM
NT PITURI STEM
NT RHIZOME
NT RICE STEM
NT SEDGE STEM
NT SORGHUM STEM
NT STRAW
NT VINE
NT WILLOW STEM
NT YAM STEM
NP STALK
NP WICKER
STONE
The term refers to a combination of
minerals, but may have been used as a substitute for MINERAL or its Narrow Terms
in the documentation.
RT AMBER
BT INORGANIC
NT AMPHIBOLITE
NT ARGILLITE
NT BAUXITE
NT BRECCIA
NT CHERT
NT CONGLOMERATE
NT DIORITE
NT FELSITE
NT FIBROLITE
NT GNEISS
NT GRANITE
NT GRANODIORITE
NT GREENSTONE
NT GREYWACKE
NT HARDSTONE
NT HORNSTONE
NT LATERITE
NT LAVA
NT LIMESTONE
NT LYDITE
NT MARBLE
NT METASEDIMENT
NT MICA-SCHIST
NT MILLSTONE GRIT
NT OBSIDIAN
NT PHYLLITE
NT PITCHSTONE
NT QUARTZITE
NT SANDSTONE
NT SCHIST
NT SLATE
NT SYENITE
NT TRAVERTINE
NT TUFA
NT TUFF
NT VOLCANIC ASH
NP COPROLITE
NP FOSSIL
NP GRAVEL
NP GRIT
NP PEBBLE
NP TOUCHSTONE
RT PROTO-STONEWARE
BT POTTERY
NP BLACK BASALT
NP CANEWARE
NP JASPER WARE
RT CALCIUM CARBONATE
RT GESSO
RT MORTAR
RT PLASTER
BT CEMENT/PLASTER
RT BEET
RT MARZIPAN
RT SUGAR CANE
BT PLANT EXTRACT
SYCAMORE WOOD
Synonymous with the 'maple' or
Acer pseudoplatanus from the family Aceraceae (For objects from Egypt and
elsewhere within the Near and Middle East use 'sycomore fig', unless conclusive
evidence to the contrary exists).
SYCOMORE FIG WOOD
Ficus sycomorus from the
family Moraceae. Found in Egypt and elsewhere in the Near and Middle East
(previously confused with the 'sycamore', and often recorded as being such, in
older documentary sources).
SYENITE
The terms DIORITE, GRANITE and
SYENITE have been interchanged incorrectly.
SYNTHETIC
Use this term - in the absence of
a more specific material - for synthetic wool, synthetic caribou sinew, etc. The
category includes materials which are, strictly speaking, semi-synthetics.
BT PROCESSED MATERIAL
NT PLASTIC
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