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Detectorist finds rare 1,200-year-old Anglo-Saxon silver brooch

Detectorist finds rare 1,200-year-old Anglo-Saxon silver brooch

GM4PRO
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Iain Sansome made the find of a lifetime in the form of a massive early medieval 9th century silver brooch in a field near Cheddar, County Somerset. The Anglo-Saxon jewel in typically precise Trewhiddle style has now been declared a treasure...
A rare Renaissance shield from the collection of Franz Ferdinand returned to the Czech Republic

A rare Renaissance shield from the collection of Franz Ferdinand returned to the Czech Republic

GM4PRO
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the National Historic Preservation Institute have jointly announced an agreement to return to the Czech Republic a unique Italian shield of incalculable value from the workshop of Girolamo di Tommaso da Treviso (1497 - 1544). Missing after the war, it was recently found in the armour and weapons galleries as part of the Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Museum Collection in Philadelphia, where it has been on display since 1976.
16 Sep 2010 Grave of a Langobard warrior

16 Sep 2010 Grave of a Langobard warrior

Elmara
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A unique discovery was made eleven years ago by archaeologists near Kyjov in southern Moravia. They discovered an intact grave of a sixth-century Langobard warrior. He was buried with a sword, shield and spear.
The Great Danish Golden Treasure

The Great Danish Golden Treasure

Elmara
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The 1500-year-old pre-Viking find is one of Denmark's most important gold treasures. It contains more than 20 rare items, making it a major find in Danish history.

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