Staffordshire hoard piece together rare helmet

Post by **Puffin** » Tue May 26, 2015 3:54 pm

More than 1,500 scraps of silver gilt foil from the Staffordshire hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure, including strips stamped with designs of warriors and beasts and other fragments the size of a fingernail, are being pieced together by archaeologists and conservators into a warrior’s helmet of international importance – as it is one of only five ever found.

With years of conservation and research remaining, Historic England will announce a £400,000 grant on Tuesday to fund the continuing study of the largest hoard of Anglo Saxon precious metal work ever found. It was discovered by a metal detector in 2010 in Staffordshire farmland before another 90 pieces were recovered from the same field three years later.

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015 ... onstructed

Post by **baza** » Tue May 26, 2015 4:01 pm

chears for posting barry the workmanship is just incredible

Post by **Puffin** » Tue May 26, 2015 4:05 pm

Here you are Les including a short slide show. http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/mi ... ry-9327283

Post by **Puffin** » Tue May 26, 2015 4:14 pm

And more here with a better image of the pommel. http://heritagecalling.com/2015/05/26/6 ... ire-hoard/

Post by **Puffin** » Tue May 26, 2015 4:24 pm

Short video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=illHSuYSBvk[/youtube]

Staffordshire hoard piece together rare helmet

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