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The Staffordshire Hoard, Britains' largest Anglo-Saxon gold find, Britain - 24 Sep 2009
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Britain's Largest Anglo-Saxon Gold Hoard
BRITAIN'S LARGEST ANGLO-SAXON GOLD HOARD
Britain's largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure has been found buried in a field in Staffordshire, England.
The collection of 1,500 gold and silver pieces were discovered by Terry Herbert who found them on farmland using a metal detector.
Thought to date from the 7th Century, it may take more than a year for a full valuation of the find, but experts believe it to be worth at least GBP 1m.
It has been declared treasure by South Staffordshire coroner Andrew Haigh, meaning it belongs to the Crown.
The hoard is perhaps the most important collection of Anglo-Saxon objects found in England, at least comparing to objects found at Sutton Hoo.
Mr Herbert discovered the hoard in July 2009 and it was subsequently excavated by Birmingham University Archaeology Unit and Staffordshire County Council.
Leslie Webster, former Keeper of Prehistory and Europe at the British Museum says: "this is going to alter our perceptions of Anglo-Saxon England in the seventh and early eighth century as radically, if not moreso, as the 1939 Sutton Hoo discoveries did; it will make historians and literary scholars review what their sources tell us, and archaeologists and art-historians rethink the chronology of metalwork and manuscripts; and it will make us all think again about rising (and failing) kingdoms and the expression of regional identities in this period, the complicated transition from paganism to Christianity, the conduct of battle and the nature of fine metalwork production - to name only a few of the many huge issues it raises.
"Absolutely the metalwork equivalent of finding a new Lindisfarne Gospels or Book of Kells."
The finder Mr Herbert said...
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The Staffordshire Hoard, Britains' largest Anglo-Saxon gold find, Britain - 24 Sep 2009
Byline MUST be used, editorial use only
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Staffordshire Hoard Website / Rex Features ( 1009389a )
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Britain's Largest Anglo-Saxon Gold Hoard
BRITAIN'S LARGEST ANGLO-SAXON GOLD HOARD
Britain's largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure has been found buried in a field in Staffordshire, England.
The collection of 1,500 gold and silver pieces were discovered by Terry Herbert who found them on farmland using a metal detector.
Thought to date from the 7th Century, it may take more than a year for a full valuation of the find, but experts believe it to be worth at least GBP 1m.
It has been declared treasure by South Staffordshire coroner Andrew Haigh, meaning it belongs to the Crown.
The hoard is perhaps the most important collection of Anglo-Saxon objects found in England, at least comparing to objects found at Sutton Hoo.
Mr Herbert discovered the hoard in July 2009 and it was subsequently excavated by Birmingham University Archaeology Unit and Staffordshire County Council.
Leslie Webster, former Keeper of Prehistory and Europe at the British Museum says: "this is going to alter our perceptions of Anglo-Saxon England in the seventh and early eighth century as radically, if not moreso, as the 1939 Sutton Hoo discoveries did; it will make historians and literary scholars review what their sources tell us, and archaeologists and art-historians rethink the chronology of metalwork and manuscripts; and it will make us all think again about rising (and failing) kingdoms and the expression of regional identities in this period, the complicated transition from paganism to Christianity, the conduct of battle and the nature of fine metalwork production - to name only a few of the many huge issues it raises.
"Absolutely the metalwork equivalent of finding a new Lindisfarne Gospels or Book of Kells."
The finder Mr Her...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/HSCIA
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The Collegiata Church of the saints Quirico and Giulitta. Sandstone carving of a lion possibly Etruscan at the base of a caryatid or zoomorphic column of the entrance to the church. ITALY
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San Quirico D Orcia ITALY
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One of the caryatid or zoomorphic columns of the portale di mezzogiorno or southern door of the Collegiata the Church of the saints Quirico and Giulitta attributed to the school of Giovanni Pisano showing a man and a lion. ITALY
San Quirico D Orcia ITALY
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