This helmet was found at a burial site in Suffolk along with many other valuable objects. The burial provides insights into the life of the Anglo-Saxon elite and into connections between Britain and other parts of the world. The finds at Sutton Hoo changed historians’ views about the Anglo-Saxon period, which had been regarded as a Dark Age following the end of Roman Britain.
From
Burial Mound 1, Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England
Date
AD 600 – 650
Culture
Anglo-Saxon
Material
iron with bronze plates covered in tin, bronze-gilt, garnets
Dimensions
height: 31.8 cm
width: 21.5 cm
circumference: 74.6 cm
estimated total original weight: 2.5 kg
Museum
British Museum
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