Photo Gallery: Secrets of the Lost Gold
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Pectoral Cross
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A pectoral cross.
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Blinged Out Sword
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A sword hilt ring with unusual ribbed garnets.
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A Close Call
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A seax hilt fitting. An impression left by the blade is clearly shown.
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Rare Sword Pommel
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
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
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
An eye-shaped mount.
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Sparkly Pommel
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
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
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A close-up of the detailing of the mystery object.
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Seax Hilt Fitting
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A seax hilt fitting.
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Cloisonne Mount
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A cloisonne 'Hsection' mount.
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Cloisonne Strip
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A cloisonne strip mount.
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Double Eagle Mount
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A double eagle mount.
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Filigree Sword Pommel
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A Filigree sword pommel.
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Gold Collar
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A filigree sword collar.
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Winging It
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
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
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
Mud inside of a sword pommel.
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Turkish Sunset
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
The sun setting over the waters of Istanbul.
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Silver Sword Pommel
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A silver sword pommel.
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Shielded Soldiers
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
Roman soldiers standing with their shields.
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Saxon Warrior
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Mel Morpeth
A Saxon warrior.
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Saxon Skeletons
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
Jo Buckberry and Saxon skeletons from Eccles, Kent. At Biological Anthropology Research Centre, University of Bradford.
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Raptor Foil
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A raptor foil.
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Pommel Insides
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
Inside a sword pommel.
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March On
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
Roman soldiers marching.
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March of the Saxons
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
Saxons marching.
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It's a Mystery
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A mystery object.
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Istanbul Jeweler
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
Jeweler Ayhan Kendir in Istanbul.
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Inside Hagia Sofia
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
Inside Hagia Sofia in Istanbul.
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Human Head Pommel
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
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
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A silver human face pommel.
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Hagia Sofia
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
The exterior of Hagia Sofia in Istanbul.
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Golden Buckle
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A small gold buckle.
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Gold Hoarders
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
Dave Roper and Dr. Kevin Leahy with hoard.
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Gold Animal Head
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
An animal head helmet terminal.
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Face Armor
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Mel Morpeth
A Saxon warrior.
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Conserving the Hoard
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
The Hoard Conservation Team. From left: Cymbeline Storey, Deborah Cane (project leader), Deborah Magnoler and Graeme McArthur.
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Byzantine Money
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A byzantine coin.
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Broken Gold
Photo by: Fulcrum TV and Martin Wilson
A broken filigree sword collar.
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