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Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard found in Staffordshire

Staffordshire hoard: Finds from the Staffordshire hoard
Finds from the Staffordshire hoard, which totals 5kg of gold – three times the amount found in the 1939 Sutton Hoo ship burial discovery – and 2.5kg of silver, and may be the result of a successful raid in around 700AD Photograph: PR
Staffordshire hoard: Dagger hilt from Staffordshire hoard
A dagger hilt found in the Staffordshire hoard Photograph: PR
Staffordshire hoard: Fish and Eagles zoomorphic mount
A detail of a fish and eagles. The first scraps of gold were found in a field by Terry Herbert, an amateur metal detector, in July. He could now be in line to share £1m with the landowner Photograph: PR
Staffordshire hoard: Folded cross from the Staffordshire hoard
A folded cross Photograph: PR
Staffordshire hoard: Gold helmet cheek piece
A gold helmet cheekpiece Photograph: PR
Staffordshire hoard: Gold hilt fitting with inlaid garnets
A gold hilt fitting with inlaid garnets. One expert has described the hoard as being as significant as the Book of Kells Photograph: PR
Staffordshire hoard: Gold plaque with entwined stylised arms from Staffordshire hoard
A gold plaque with entwined and stylised arms Photograph: PR
Staffordshire hoard: Gold scabbard boss with inlaid garnets
A gold scabbard boss with inlaid garnets Photograph: PR
Staffordshire hoard: Gold strip with a Biblical inscription
A gold strip with a biblical inscription Photograph: PR
Staffordshire hoard: Pyramid sword fittings
A pair of pyramid sword fittings Photograph: PR
Staffordshire hoard: A figure of an animal, possible from the crest of a helmet
A figure of an animal, possibly from the crest of a helmet Photograph: PA
Staffordshire hoard: A gold sword fitting with inlaid garnet
A gold sword fitting with an inlaid garnet Photograph: PA
Staffordshire hoard: Cheek piece, fittings and zoomorphic mount
A cheekpiece, fittings and zoomorphic mount Photograph: PR
Staffordshire hoard: Fish and Eagles
Fish and eagles Photograph: PR
Staffordshire hoard: Millefiori Stud
A glass chequerboard stud with a gold and garnet surround Photograph: PR
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