page_title: Sutton Hoo purse-lid
hierarchical_section_title: Sutton Hoo purse-lid
caption_attribution_description: English: Purse-lid from the Sutton Hoo ship-burial 1, England. British Museum. Deutsch: Deckel der Gürteltasche aus der Schiffsbestattung 1 von Sutton Hoo, England. British Museum.
context_page_description: The Sutton Hoo purse-lid is one of the major objects excavated from the Anglo-Saxon royal burial-ground at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England. The site contains a collection of burial mounds, of which much the most significant is the undisturbed ship burial in Mound 1 containing very rich grave goods including the purse-lid. The person buried in Mound 1 is usually thought to have been Raedwald, King of East Anglia, who died around 624. The purse-lid is considered to be "one of the most remarkable creations of the early medieval period." About seven and a half inches long, it is decorated with beautiful ornament in gold and garnet cloisonné enamel, and was undoubtedly a symbol of great wealth and status. In 2017 the purse-lid was on display at the British Museum.
context_section_description: The Sutton Hoo purse-lid  is one of the major objects excavated from the Anglo-Saxon royal burial-ground at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England. The site contains a collection of burial mounds, of which much the most significant is the undisturbed ship burial in Mound 1 containing very rich grave goods including the purse-lid.  The person buried in Mound 1 is usually thought to have been Raedwald, King of East Anglia, who died around 624.  The purse-lid is considered to be "one of the most remarkable creations of the early medieval period." About seven and a half inches long, it is decorated with beautiful ornament in gold and garnet cloisonné enamel, and was undoubtedly a symbol of great wealth and status. In 2017 the purse-lid was on display at the British Museum.
caption: Sutton Hoo purse-lid
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