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Stunning Anglo-Saxon Gold Raven Head found - gortex - 05-08-2025
Metal detectorists searching a field in the South of England unearthed something a bit special earlier this year , the first find war a Gold Garnet inlaid band which was found by a chap new to the hobby , beginners luck perhaps but what came next turned the experienced detectorist who found it to tears , the objects are about 1,600 years old.
![[Image: ggmjhDR2igZMHyPD8NRFHQ-970-80.png.webp]](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ggmjhDR2igZMHyPD8NRFHQ-970-80.png.webp)
Credit to the guys for their find and following protocol.
RE: Stunning Anglo-Saxon Gold Raven Head found - GeauxHomeLittleD - 05-08-2025
So pretty! Has my birthstone too.
I needs it!
RE: Stunning Anglo-Saxon Gold Raven Head found - Ninurta - 05-08-2025
1,600 years old would put it right around the time of the Saxon "invasion" and the flight of the Romans, who left instructions for the British to "fend for themselves". around the time of the collapse of the Roman Empire.
That's old, and a historically pivotal time.
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RE: Stunning Anglo-Saxon Gold Raven Head found - gortex - 05-08-2025
(05-08-2025, 06:17 PM)Ninurta Wrote: 1,600 years old would put it right around the time of the Saxon "invasion" and the flight of the Romans, who left instructions for the British to "fend for themselves". around the time of the collapse of the Roman Empire.
That's old, and a historically pivotal time.
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Yeah , it's believed to have been a Golden Age for our Country , I secretly yearn for those times.
They certainly had an eye for style.