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    Default Massive Anglo Saxon Treasure Hoard Is On Display In A New Gallery

    Anglo Saxon treasure hoard is now placed on a permanent display
    in an intriguing and stunning new gallery.


    17th October 2014

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29646111

    Anglo-Saxon goldsmiths knew how to treat gold to make it appear more golden, fresh research has revealed.

    Analysis of the Staffordshire Hoard showed goldsmiths knew how to remove alloyed metals
    such as copper and silver from the surface of objects.

    The finding exposes the flaws in archaeological methods used to calculate an object's gold content
    by analysing its surface, experts said.

    It comes as a new display of the items opened in Birmingham.
    Over 37,000 people waited in long ques within the first two weeks of the hoard going on display
    at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
    Some of the treasure finds are antique and were passed-down from generation-to-generation.


    About 300 items from the 4,000-piece collection have gone on show.

    "Relatively little is known about Anglo-Saxon goldsmithing, but achieving this surface treatment would have been a skilled task,
    one we now know they were familiar with," a museum spokesman said.

    About 200 objects were scanned using X-ray technology to determine
    their elemental composition during the British Museum study.

    Gold was highly valued in Anglo Saxon society and may also have been believed to have magical or sacred qualities.

    It is not known how the inferior metals were removed.

    About 300 items from the 4,000-piece collection - the UK's largest find of Anglo-Saxon objects - have gone on show
    at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

    The museum received Ł700,000 in lottery funding last year to create the display.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21767685

    It explains the history behind the items and how they were used before they were buried 1,400 years ago.

    Birmingham Museums director Ellen McAdam said: "The Staffordshire Hoard is one of Birmingham's most popular collections
    and this new gallery will give visitors an even greater access to this unique find."


    The new exhibition explains the history behind some of the items discovered in a field near Hammerwich

    The original hoard was discovered in a field near Hammerwich in 2009 by Terry Herbert before further items were excavated by archaeologists in 2012.

    It consists of gold, silver and garnet decorative fittings dating back to the 7th Century
    including pieces of swords and other weaponry.

    The complete collection - which was valued at Ł3.2m - is jointly owned
    by Birmingham City Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council.

    A selection of items from the hoard drew large crowds when it first went on display in September 2009.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...re/8274279.stm

    Other items are on display at the Potteries Museum in Stoke-on-Trent, Lichfield Cathedral and Tamworth Castle.

    Also of related interest:
    Graves containing 21 Anglo-Saxon skeletons and jewellery which belonged to "high status" owners
    have been uncovered in Suffolk. (17/11/14)
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-30081941








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