Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
The Staffordshire Hoard is owned by Birmingham City Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council, and cared for by Birmingham Museums Trust and the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent. The Staffordshire Hoard is on display at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery.
How much money did Terry Herbert get?
Terry Herbert, 56, unearthed the Staffordshire Hoard in July 2009, using a metal detector bought at a car boot sale for £2.50. He found it on farmer Fred Johnson’s land at Brownhills in the West Midlands. The £3.28million find transformed the men’s lives after they shared the reward equally.
How much did the finder of the Staffordshire Hoard get?
When the hoard first went on display to the public people queued for hours to see it. Declared treasure and given a value of £3.2m, the region did manage to keep it in the local area. It is now jointly owned by Birmingham City Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
How many items are in Staffordshire Hoard?
The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork ever found, comprising over 4,000 items.
Who buried the Staffordshire Hoard?
When Fred Johnson, the farmer, ploughed the field in autumn 2008, he went just deep enough to disturb the hoard and spread the objects through the plough soil. The excavators found no other Anglo-Saxon features where the hoard had been buried. There were no buildings, no burials, and no signs of a battle.
Will we ever understand the story behind the Staffordshire Hoard?
Although we do not completely understand why the hoard was assembled and buried, the date and origin of the objects it contains reflects closely what we know about these kingdoms from the historical accounts of this period.
Will we ever understand the story behind the Staffordshire hoard?
Who buried the Staffordshire hoard?
Where did the Herbert’s treasure discovered?
The first pieces of the hoard were discovered in 2009 by local metal-detectorist Terry Herbert on farmland close to his home in Hammerwich parish, near Lichfield in Staffordshire.
What did Anglo Saxons leave behind in Staffordshire England?
The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver ever discovered. The hoard is more than just a treasure. It is a window on life in England in the 6th and 7th centuries AD and the world of its warrior elite.
What star items were found in the Staffordshire hoard?
The contents include many finely worked silver and gold sword decorations removed from weaponry, including 66 gold sword hilt collars and many gold hilt plates, some with inlays of cloisonné garnet in zoomorphic designs (see lead picture).
Is the Staffordshire Hoard on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery?
The Staffordshire Hoard is not currently on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Wednesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm. FREE entrance. Please pre-book your timed ticket to visit the Museum and Art Gallery.
What do we know about the Staffordshire Hoard?
Following a decade of research, a landmark publication reveals the importance of the Staffordshire Hoard to our knowledge of British and world history. What do we know about the Staffordshire Hoard? Discover the essential conservation work that helped to discover the secrets of the Hoard.
Where was the great hoard found in England?
The hoard was most likely deposited between 650–675 CE, and contains artefacts probably manufactured during the 6th and 7th centuries. It was discovered in 2009 in a field near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England. The location was in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia at the time of the hoard’s deposition.
When was the hoard of London first displayed?
The hoard was first displayed at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (from 24 September 2009 until 13 October 2009), and subsequently part of the hoard was put on display at the British Museum (from 3 November 2009 until 17 April 2010).
