The Staffordshire Hoard
3 November 2009 – 17 April 2010 / Room
37 / Free
The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever
found.
An archaeological excavation followed, funded by English
Heritage and Staffordshire County Council and carried out by
Birmingham Archaeology. Over 1,500 complete artefacts and
fragments were discovered.
Finds included sword fittings, part of a helmet and three gold
Christian crosses. Most of the complete objects are made of
gold. Some are decorated with pieces of garnet, a deep
red semi-precious stone, others with fine filigree work
or patterns made up of animals with interlaced bodies.
Current thinking dates the hoard to the later 600s or earlier
700s AD. However, there are still many questions yet to be answered
about this astonishing find.
Eighteen objects from the hoard
are now on display in the Museum.
Related events
Lectures and gallery talks about the Staffordshire
Hoard
Image:
A selection of objects from the Staffordshire Hoard
© Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery