Secrets of the Lost Gold
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Pectoral Cross
A pectoral cross.
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Blinged Out Sword
A sword hilt ring with unusual ribbed garnets.
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A Close Call
A seax hilt fitting. An impression left by the blade is clearly shown.
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Rare Sword Pommel
A cloissone sword pommel. The hoard contains 86 sword pommel caps. The pommel cap is the tip of the hilt of the sword that anchors the hilt fittings to the sword blade. Single pommel caps are incredibly rare as archaeological finds, so to discover 86 together is unprecedented.
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The Eyes Have It
An eye-shaped mount.
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Sparkly Pommel
A close-up of a large 'human head' pommel. This is the largest pommel in the hoard.
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All in the Details
A close-up of the detailing of the mystery object.
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Seax Hilt Fitting
A seax hilt fitting.
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Cloisonne Mount
A cloisonne 'Hsection' mount.
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Cloisonne Strip
A cloisonne strip mount.
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Double Eagle Mount
A double eagle mount.
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Filigree Sword Pommel
A Filigree sword pommel.
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Gold Collar
A filigree sword collar.
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Winging It
Wing-shaped mount of what is suspected to be soil is where the conservation team has not removed the traces of the original inlay.
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Wash Me
Mud inside of a sword pommel.
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Turkish Sunset
The sun setting over the waters of Istanbul.
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Shielded Soldiers
Roman soldiers standing with their shields.
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Saxon Warrior
A Saxon warrior.
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Saxon Skeletons
Jo Buckberry and Saxon skeletons from Eccles, Kent. At Biological Anthropology Research Centre, University of Bradford.
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Pommel Insides
Inside a sword pommel.
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March On
Roman soldiers marching.
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March of the Saxons
Saxons marching.
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It's a Mystery
A mystery object.
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Istanbul Jeweler
Jeweler Ayhan Kendir in Istanbul.
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Inside Hagia Sofia
Inside Hagia Sofia in Istanbul.
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Human Head Pommel
A large 'human head' pommel. This is the largest pommel in the hoard. The hoard contains 86 sword pommel caps. The pommel cap is the tip of the hilt of the sword that anchors the hilt fittings to the sword blade.
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Human Face Pommel
A silver human face pommel.
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Hagia Sofia
The exterior of Hagia Sofia in Istanbul.
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Golden Buckle
A small gold buckle.
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Gold Hoarders
Dave Roper and Dr. Kevin Leahy with hoard.
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Gold Animal Head
An animal head helmet terminal.
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Face Armor
A Saxon warrior.
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Conserving the Hoard
The Hoard Conservation Team. From left: Cymbeline Storey, Deborah Cane (project leader), Deborah Magnoler and Graeme McArthur.
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Byzantine Money
A byzantine coin.
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Broken Gold
A broken filigree sword collar.
