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]

SABLE ANTELOPE HIDE NP

PT SABLE ANTELOPE SKIN

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SABLE ANTELOPE SKIN

BT ANTELOPE SKIN
NP SABLE ANTELOPE HIDE

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SACKING

BT TEXTILE

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SAFFLOWER
The term refers to the flower.

BT FLOWER

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SAGE

BT PLANT SPECIMEN

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SAGO LEAF NP

PT SAGO PALM LEAF

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SAGO PALM BARK

BT PALM BARK

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SAGO PALM FIBRE

BT PALM FIBRE

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SAGO PALM LEAF

RT SAGO PALM SPATHE
BT PALM LEAF
NP SAGO LEAF

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SAGO PALM PITH

BT PALM PITH

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SAGO PALM SPATHE

RT SAGO PALM LEAF
BT PALM SPATHE

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SAGO PALM STEM

BT PALM STEM

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SAGO PALM WOOD

BT PALM WOOD

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SALMON SKIN

BT FISH SKIN

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SALT

RT ROCK-SALT
BT MINERAL

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SALTPETER

NP NITRE

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SAND

BT INORGANIC

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SANDALWOOD

BT WOOD

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SANDSTONE

RT MILLSTONE GRIT
RT QUARTZ
RT QUARTZITE
BT STONE

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SANGENA SEED

BT SEED

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SANSEVIERA FIBRE

BT FIBRE

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SAP
Also search under GUM and RESIN.

RT GUM
RT RESIN
BT VEGETAL
NT COLA SAP
NT IPOH TREE SAP
NT UPAS TREE SAP

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SAPI KARTA LEAF

BT LEAF

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SAPPHIRE

RT RUBY
BT CORUNDUM

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SAPPHIRINE

BT MINERAL

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SARD

BT QUARTZ

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SARDONYX

BT QUARTZ

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SATEEN

BT TEXTILE

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SATIN

BT TEXTILE

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SATINWOOD

BT WOOD
NP SATIN-WOOD

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SATIN-WOOD NP

PT SATINWOOD

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SAUSAGE TREE FRUIT

BT FRUIT

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SAUSSURITE

BT FELDSPAR

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SAWFISH BONE

BT FISH BONE

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SCALE

BT ANIMAL
NT FISH SCALE
NT MAMMAL SCALE
NT REPTILE SCALE

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SCALLOP NP

PT SCALLOP SHELL

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SCALLOP SHELL

BT SHELL
NP PECTEN SHELL
NP SCALLOP

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SCARUS BONE

BT FISH BONE

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SCHIST

RT GNEISS
RT MICA-SCHIST
RT PHYLLITE
RT SLATE
BT STONE

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SCREW-PINE FIBRE

BT PANDANUS PALM FIBRE

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SCREW-PINE LEAF

BT PANDANUS PALM LEAF

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SEA COW HIDE NP

PT SEA COW SKIN

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SEA COW SKIN

BT MAMMAL SKIN
NP SEA COW HIDE

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SEA EAGLE FEATHER

BT EAGLE FEATHER

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SEA LION BONE

BT MAMMAL BONE

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SEA LION TOOTH

BT MAMMAL TOOTH

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SEA OTTER FUR

BT OTTER FUR

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SEA OTTER SKIN

BT OTTER SKIN

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SEA OTTER TOOTH

BT OTTER TOOTH

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SEA URCHIN SPINE

BT SHELL

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SEA URCHIN TISSUE

BT ECHINODERM TISSUE
NP ECHINUS TISSUE

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SEA WORM TISSUE

BT ANIMAL TISSUE

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SEAL BLADDER

BT BLADDER

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SEAL BONE

BT MAMMAL BONE

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SEAL CLAW

BT MAMMAL CLAW

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SEAL FUR

BT FUR

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SEAL GUT

BT GUT

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SEAL HAIR

BT HAIR

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SEAL SKIN

BT MAMMAL SKIN

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SEAL TISSUE

BT MAMMAL TISSUE

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SEAL TOOTH

BT MAMMAL TOOTH

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SEAWEED

BT PLANT SPECIMEN
NT KELP
NT NULLIPORE

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SEDGE
It is assumed that this term refers mainly to the leaf.

BT LEAF
NP SEDGE GRASS

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SEDGE FIBRE

BT FIBRE

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SEDGE GRASS NP

PT SEDGE

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SEDGE STEM

BT STEM

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SEED

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

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SEED POD

RT SEED
BT FRUIT
NT BEAN POD
NT CHILLI POD
NT KIBUYU POD
NP POD

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SEED-PEARL NP

PT PEARL

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SEERSUCKER

BT TEXTILE

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SELENITE

BT GYPSUM

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SEMI-PORCELAIN

BT PORCELAIN

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SENTOKU

RT ZINC
BT ALLOY

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SEPIOLITE

RT CLAY
RT PIPE-CLAY
BT MINERAL
NP MEERSCHAUM

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SERPENTINE

BT MINERAL
NT PICROLITE

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SEYCHELLES NUT

BT NUT

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SHAGREEN
In this thesaurus, the term only refers to untanned leather prepared from the skin of the shark.

BT LEATHER
BT SHARK SKIN

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SHAKUDO

BT COPPER ALLOY

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SHALE

RT CLAYSTONE
RT MUDSTONE
RT PELITE
RT SLATE
BT ARGILLITE
NP GREENSHALE

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SHANJO FRUIT

BT FRUIT

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SHARK BONE

BT FISH BONE

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SHARK SKIN

BT FISH SKIN
NT SHAGREEN

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SHARK TISSUE

BT FISH TISSUE

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SHARK TOOTH

BT FISH TOOTH

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SHEEP BONE

BT MAMMAL BONE

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SHEEP GUT

BT GUT

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SHEEP HORN

BT HORN
NT BIG HORN SHEEP HORN
NT MOUNTAIN SHEEP HORN

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SHEEP LEATHER

BT LEATHER
BT SHEEP SKIN

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SHEEP SKIN

BT MAMMAL SKIN
NT SHEEP LEATHER
NT SHEEPSKIN
NP LAMB SKIN

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SHEEP TISSUE

BT MAMMAL TISSUE

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SHEEP TOOTH

BT MAMMAL TOOTH

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SHEEP WOOL

BT WOOL
NT SHEEPSKIN

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SHEEPSKIN
This refers to the sheep's skin with the wool on.

BT SHEEP SKIN
BT SHEEP WOOL

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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

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SHELLAC NP
Purified irregular thin plates of the resinous incrustation LAC.

PT LAC

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SHIBUCHI NP

PT SHIBUICHI

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SHIBUICHI

BT COPPER ALLOY
BT SILVER ALLOY
NP SHIBUCHI

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SHOLA PITH NP

PT SOLA PITH

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SHOOT NP
A more specific term should be entered if possible.

PT VEGETAL

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SHREW MOUSE TISSUE NP

PT SHREW TISSUE

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SHREW TISSUE

BT RODENT TISSUE
NP SHREW MOUSE TISSUE

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SIDDER WOOD

BT WOOD

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SIKI FIBRE

BT FIBRE

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SILEX

RT CHERT
RT FLINT
BT SILICA

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SILICA

BT MINERAL
NT CHERT
NT FLINT
NT OPAL
NT QUARTZ
NT SILEX

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SILIP FUR

BT FUR

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SILK

BT ANIMAL PRODUCT
BT TEXTILE

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SILVER

RT ELECTRUM
BT METAL
NP SILVER FOIL
NP SILVER LEAF
NP SILVER-LEAF

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SILVER ALLOY

BT ALLOY
NT ELECTRUM
NT SHIBUICHI

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SILVER CHLORIDE

SILVER FOIL NP

PT SILVER

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SILVER LEAF NP
See also SILVERED in the Techniques Thesaurus.

PT SILVER

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SILVER NITRATE

SILVER ORE

BT ORE

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SILVER PAPER NP

PT ALUMINIUM

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SILVER-LEAF NP
See also SILVERED in the Techniques Thesaurus.

PT SILVER

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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

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SIRIH NP

PT SIRIH LEAF

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SIRIH LEAF

BT LEAF
NP SIRIH

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SISAL

BT AGAVE FIBRE

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SISSOO WOOD TE

SISTRUM SHELL

BT SHELL

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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

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SKULL NP

PT BONE

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SKUNK SKIN

BT MAMMAL SKIN

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SLAG

BT PROCESSED MATERIAL

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SLAKED LIME NP

PT MORTAR

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SLATE

RT MUDSTONE
RT PELITE
RT PHYLLITE
RT SCHIST
RT SHALE
BT STONE

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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.

PT EARTHENWARE

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SLOTH BONE

BT MAMMAL BONE

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SMOKY QUARTZ

BT QUARTZ

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SNAIL SHELL

BT SHELL
NT GREEN SNAIL SHELL

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SNAKE BONE

BT REPTILE BONE
NT BLACK MAMBA BONE

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SNAKE FANG NP

PT SNAKE TOOTH

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SNAKE TISSUE

BT REPTILE TISSUE
NT RATTLESNAKE TISSUE

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SNAKE TOOTH

BT REPTILE TOOTH
NP SNAKE FANG

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SNAKESKIN

BT REPTILE SKIN
NT PYTHON SKIN

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SOAPSTONE

BT STEATITE

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SODIUM NITRATE

BT MINERAL

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SOIL

RT CLAY
RT MUD
BT INORGANIC
BT ORGANIC
NP EARTH

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SOILA WALA WOOD

BT WOOD

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SOLA PITH

BT PITH
NP SHOLA PITH

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SOOT

RT CARBON
RT CHARCOAL
BT INORGANIC
BT ORGANIC

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SORGHUM

RT MILLET
BT CEREAL

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SORGHUM LEAF

BT LEAF

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SORGHUM STEM

BT STEM

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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

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SPATHA SHELL

BT SHELL

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SPATHE

RT LEAF
BT VEGETAL
NT PALM SPATHE

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SPERM WHALE IVORY

BT SPERM WHALE TOOTH
BT WHALE IVORY
NT CACHALOT IVORY

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SPERM WHALE TOOTH

BT WHALE TOOTH
NT CACHALOT TOOTH
NT SPERM WHALE IVORY

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SPHAGNUM MOSS

BT MOSS

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SPIDER MONKEY BONE

BT MONKEY BONE

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SPIDER TISSUE

BT ARACHNID TISSUE

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SPIDER'S WEB

BT ANIMAL PRODUCT
NP COBWEB

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SPINEL

RT CHRYSOBERYL
BT MINERAL

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SPINIFEX FIBRE

BT GRASS FIBRE

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SPINIFEX GUM

RT SPINIFEX RESIN
BT GUM

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SPINIFEX RESIN

RT SPINIFEX GUM
BT RESIN

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SPONDYLUS NP

PT SPONDYLUS SHELL

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SPONDYLUS SHELL

BT SHELL
NP SPONDYLUS
NP THORNY OYSTER SHELL

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SPONGE

BT ANIMAL TISSUE

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SPOONBILL BEAK

BT BEAK

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SPOONBILL FEATHER

BT FEATHER

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SPRINGBOK HORN

BT ANTELOPE HORN

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SPRUCE

BT WOOD

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SPRUCE GUM

BT GUM

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SPRUCE ROOT

BT ROOT

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SQUID TISSUE

BT MOLLUSC TISSUE

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SQUIRREL SKIN

BT RODENT SKIN

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SQUIRREL TISSUE

BT RODENT TISSUE

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STAG ANTLER NP

PT DEER ANTLER

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STAG TISSUE NP

PT DEER TISSUE

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STAGHORN FERN NP

PT STAGHORN FERN LEAF

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STAGHORN FERN LEAF

BT FERN LEAF
NP STAGHORN FERN

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STAINLESS STEEL

RT IRON
BT STEEL

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STALK NP

PT STEM

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STARFISH TISSUE

BT ECHINODERM TISSUE

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STEATITE

BT TALC
NT SOAPSTONE

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STEEL

RT IRON
BT ALLOY
NT STAINLESS STEEL

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STEENBOK SKIN

BT ANTELOPE SKIN

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STEM

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

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STING RAY BONE

BT FISH BONE

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STING RAY SKIN

BT RAY SKIN

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STING RAY TISSUE

BT RAY TISSUE

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STINKWOOD

BT WOOD
NP UMGANO

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STOCKHOLM TAR

BT TAR

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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

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STONEWARE

RT PROTO-STONEWARE
BT POTTERY
NP BLACK BASALT
NP CANEWARE
NP JASPER WARE

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STRAW

BT STEM

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STROMBUS SHELL NP

PT CONCH SHELL

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STRYCHNINE

RT CURARE
BT PLANT EXTRACT

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STUCCO

RT CALCIUM CARBONATE
RT GESSO
RT MORTAR
RT PLASTER
BT CEMENT/PLASTER

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SUEDE

RT SKIN
BT LEATHER

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SUGAR

RT BEET
RT MARZIPAN
RT SUGAR CANE
BT PLANT EXTRACT

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SUGAR CANE

RT SUGAR
BT CANE
NP SUGAR-CANE

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SUGAR CANE LEAF

BT CANE LEAF

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SUGAR-CANE NP

PT SUGAR CANE

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SULPHUR

BT MINERAL

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SWAN EGGSHELL

BT BIRD EGGSHELL

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SWAN FEATHER

BT FEATHER

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SWAN TISSUE

BT BIRD TISSUE

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SWEET-GRASS

BT GRASS

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SWORDFISH BONE

BT FISH BONE

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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).

BT WOOD

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SYCOMORE FIG FRUIT

BT FRUIT

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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).

BT FIG WOOD

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SYENITE
The terms DIORITE, GRANITE and SYENITE have been interchanged incorrectly.

RT DIORITE
RT GRANITE
BT STONE

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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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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]