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Sutton Hoo helmet

Sutton Hoo helmet
Sutton Hoo helmet
  • ... that the 7th-century royal Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo helmet (current reconstruction pictured) was excavated in more than 500 pieces? Source: Current note 60, offline. Nb the photo used in the article (# not counted). But from the excavation diary: "Friday, 28 July 1939: "The crushed remains of an iron helmet were found four feet east of the shield boss on the north side of the central deposit. The remains consisted of many fragments of iron covered with embossed ornament of an interlace with which were also associated gold leaf, textiles, an anthropomorphic face-piece consisting of a nose, mouth, and moustache cast as a whole (bronze), and bronze zoomorphic mountings and enrichments." Saturday, 29 July: "A few more fragments of the iron helmet came to light and were boxed with the rest found the day before."

Created by Usernameunique (talk). Nominated by Johnbod (talk) at 11:21, 16 December 2016 (UTC).

  • Thanks for the nomination! Not sure how this works, but for what it's worth, I can send the source (note 60) via dropbox if wanted. The relevant line: "Over 500 fragments were now spread out on the work table, making an awesome and alarming sight." Usernameunique (talk) 11:41, 16 December 2016 (UTC)