Sutton Hoo Helmet

Sutton Hoo Helmet

 

The British museum is my favourite museum, and this is my favourite exhibit within it. This is a close up detail of the helmet from the Sutton Hoo Saxon ship burial site near Woodbridge, Suffolk.

 

The Sutton Hoo ship burial dates to the early 7th century and is one of the most important archaeological finds in England for its size and completeness, far-reaching connections, and the quality and beauty of its contents.

 

The most popular choice of who was buried at Sutton Hoo has always been Raedwald, who died around AD 625 and had been overlord of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms during his life.

 

The treasure, including the helmet is now housed at the British museum in London. It is stunning, as is the rest of the treasure, and well worth visiting the museum to see. The actual Sutton Hoo site at Woodbridge in Suffolk, England is also excellent, with replicas of the treasures, and plenty to see, including the burial mounds.

 

This was taken with my 110mm Sigma macro lens (with a Sigma x2 tele converter)

 

Below is the link for the Sutton Hoo site in Suffolk:

 

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sutton-hoo/

 

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