num_pages: 48
description: The objects unearthed in 1939 from an Anglo-Saxon ship-burial at Sutton Hoo Suffolk rank among the most splendid treasures in the collection of the British Museum. Bringing together fine craftsmanship from England Germany Scandinavia Alexandria and far Byzantium the spectacular finds included gold and garnet jewellery silverware drinking vessels with silver-gilt fittings a lyre and a sceptre as well as the iconic helmet all deliberately buried in the early seventh century as grave-goods for an important though unidentified warrior.The Sutton Hoo ship-burial was one of the most exciting discoveries ever made in British archaeology. This beautifully designed introduction to the treasure details the most significant pieces contained within it and explores the circumstances of its burial discovery and excavation as well as its lasting legacy and fame.
language: English
title: Treasures from Sutton Hoo
publisher: British Museum