Posted by: Patrick Wensor
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Post Date: 7 January 2025
A tiny Sutton Hoo-era gold and garnet mount for an Anglo-Saxon warrior’s sword belt has been found during a metal detecting event.
Treasure expert Helen Geake described the find as one of “probably less than a dozen in the country” and “only the fifth” on the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities database, external.
The late 6th to early 7th Century mount, or boss, was unearthed during an event organised by Digging History UK near King’s Lynn, Norfolk.
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