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The Ardagh Hoard represents a significant collection of early medieval Irish artifacts recovered in County Offaly in 1868. It includes silver vessels, primarily the famed Ardagh Chalice, dating back to the 8th century. This hoard offers invaluable insight into the religious practices and metalworkin...
The Hoxne Hoard is a significant Roman treasure discovered in Hoxne, Suffolk, England in 1992. It contains over fourteen thousand coins, alongside valuable jewelry and tableware from the late Roman period. This hoard provides invaluable insights into economic activity and personal wealth during that...
The Staffordshire Hoard represents a significant collection of Anglo-Saxon metalwork discovered in Britain in 2009. It is the largest known hoard of its kind, containing over 300 gold and silver items primarily consisting of warrior’s gear dating back to the 10th century. The assemblage includes hel...
The Mildenhall Treasure is a hoard of 34 pieces of late Roman silver tableware found in Suffolk, England, in 1942, dating to the 4th century CE and including the great Oceanus dish, one of the largest known Roman silver platters.
The Cuerdale Hoard is a significant Viking-age treasure discovered in Lancashire, England. It contains over 8,600 silver items including coins, bars, and fragments, representing one of Britain’s largest hoards of its time. The find provides invaluable insight into trade routes and economic activity...
The Hildesheim Silver Treasure is a large cache of Roman silver tableware discovered in Germany in 1868, dating to around the 1st century BCE to 1st century CE, and prized for the quality of its embossed mythological decoration.
The Vale of York Hoard is a Viking-age collection of silver and gold objects discovered near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, in 2007 by metal detectorists David and Andrew Whelan. Deposited in the 10th century, it includes coins, arm rings, ingots, ornaments, and fragments of precious metal placed withi...
The Thetford Hoard is a collection of late Roman precious-metal objects discovered near Thetford in Norfolk, England, in 1979. Dating mainly to the fourth century, it includes gold rings, bracelets, necklaces and pendants, along with silver spoons and other personal or ceremonial objects. Several pi...
