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Purse Lid from the Sutton Hoo Burial Ship, c. 700, gold, enamel, garnets, The British Museum, London, Photo by profzucker, Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.

The Sutton Hoo Burial Ship: Major Bling to Take to the Afterworld

In an eighty-six foot ship, an Anglo-Saxon tribe from the seventh century buried their king with a plethora of treasures that he could use as he navigated the afterworld. During this period, as the Byzantine Empire was thriving in the … Continue reading