On display at the British Museum in London, the Sutton Hoo helmet is an iconic ... The reconstructed helmet — which consists of a cap, cheek pieces, a mask and a neck guard — is made primarily ...
Here’s how it works. The famous helmet from the ship burial at Sutton Hoo in England may be evidence that Anglo-Saxon warriors fought as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century ...
a silver plate and the famous Sutton Hoo helmet. The man buried in a ship at Sutton Hoo had not only silver and copper dishes from the east Mediterranean, but also lumps of bitumen and textiles ...
Among the most notable objects are silver spoons with Greek inscriptions, a Byzantine-era silver platter, and a helmet adorned with images of warriors. These findings have led researchers to ponder an ...
The items found at Sutton Hoo include a helmet depicting warriors on horseback, which Gittos says add evidence to the theory it belonged to a soldier. She said: "We should be willing to consider ...