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Shield

The Sutton Hoo shield is the largest to have survived from Anglo-Saxon England. Equally exceptional are the large number of decorative fittings made from gilt bronze. The replica wood board is covered with hide.

 

Sutton Hoo

Anglo-Saxon, early 600s AD

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Uploaded on November 23, 2013
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