Where is the Staffordshire Hoard on display now?
Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
The Staffordshire Hoard is owned by Birmingham City Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council, and cared for by Birmingham Museums Trust and the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent. The Staffordshire Hoard is on display at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery.
How much did Terry Herbert get for the Staffordshire Hoard?
Terry Herbert, 56, unearthed the Staffordshire Hoard in July 2009, using a metal detector bought at a car boot sale for £2.50. He found it on farmer Fred Johnson’s land at Brownhills in the West Midlands. The £3.28million find transformed the men’s lives after they shared the reward equally.
What star items were found in the Staffordshire Hoard?
The contents include many finely worked silver and gold sword decorations removed from weaponry, including 66 gold sword hilt collars and many gold hilt plates, some with inlays of cloisonné garnet in zoomorphic designs (see lead picture).
Why was the Staffordshire Hoard such a unique find?
Most gold objects found from the Anglo-Saxon era are pieces of jewellery such as brooches or pendants. The Staffordshire Hoard is unique in that it is almost entirely made up of war gear, especially sword fittings. Over 1,000 pieces are from a single, ornate helmet.
Who buried the Staffordshire Hoard?
When Fred Johnson, the farmer, ploughed the field in autumn 2008, he went just deep enough to disturb the hoard and spread the objects through the plough soil. The excavators found no other Anglo-Saxon features where the hoard had been buried. There were no buildings, no burials, and no signs of a battle.
Will we ever understand the story behind the Staffordshire Hoard?
Although we do not completely understand why the hoard was assembled and buried, the date and origin of the objects it contains reflects closely what we know about these kingdoms from the historical accounts of this period.
Where did the Herbert’s treasure discovered?
The first pieces of the hoard were discovered in 2009 by local metal-detectorist Terry Herbert on farmland close to his home in Hammerwich parish, near Lichfield in Staffordshire.
Will we ever understand the story behind the Staffordshire hoard?
Who owns the Staffordshire Hoard?
It is now jointly owned by Birmingham City Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The entire collection is now displayed across four sites in the Midlands – at the Potteries Museum, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Lichfield Cathedral and Tamworth Castle.
Who owns the Staffordshire hoard?
Who buried the Staffordshire hoard?
Where is the Staffordshire Hoard on display?
The Staffordshire Hoard is on display at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. The Staffordshire Hoard is owned by Birmingham City Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council, and cared for by Birmingham Museums Trust and the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent.
Where was the great hoard found in England?
The hoard was most likely deposited between 650–675 CE, and contains artefacts probably manufactured during the 6th and 7th centuries. It was discovered in 2009 in a field near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England. The location was in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia at the time of the hoard’s deposition.
How much did the Potteries treasure hoard sell for?
The hoard was purchased jointly by the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery for £3.285 million under the Treasure Act 1996 .
When was the hoard of London first displayed?
The hoard was first displayed at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (from 24 September 2009 until 13 October 2009), and subsequently part of the hoard was put on display at the British Museum (from 3 November 2009 until 17 April 2010).